Election Results for San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	104,394	11.0
Deaths:	77,904	8.2
Net Migration:	-227,642	-24.0
Net Immigration:	38,057	4.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +13,562	R +307,160	R + 6.8%
D -293,598
2024 vs. 2016	R +130,095	R +117,510	R + 10.5%
D +12,585
2020 vs. 2016	R +116,533	D +189,650	R + 3.6%
D +306,183
2024 vs. 2012	R +63,950	D +106,225	R + 1.1%
D +170,175

2016 vs. 2008	R -82,458	D +157,805	D + 8.7%
D +75,347
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	56%	Kamala Harris (D)	1,538,387	74.1%	Donald Trump (R)	459,361	22.1%	78,543 [+]	3.8%	2,076,291	-28	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 33,235 (1.6%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 22,695 (1.1%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 9,075 (0.4%);
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	1,831,985	78.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	445,799	19.1%	50,919 [+]	2.2%	2,328,703	-28	1.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 20,800 (0.9%);
2016	55%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,525,802	76.4%	Donald Trump (R)	329,266	16.5%	141,097 [+]	7.1%	1,996,165	-29	1.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 55,556 (2.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 44,582 (2.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 4,028 (0.2%);
2012	52%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,368,212	75.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	395,411	21.7%	54,661 [+]	3.0%	1,818,284	-25	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18,198 (1.0%);
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	1,450,455	76.2%	John McCain (R)	411,724	21.6%	41,636 [+]	2.2%	1,903,815	-24	1.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 16,066 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 8,171 (0.4%);
2004	53%	John Kerry (D)	1,273,603	72.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	453,567	25.9%	25,595 [+]	1.5%	1,752,765	-25	1.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,054,697	66.8%	George W. Bush (R)	427,316	27.1%	96,141 [+]	6.1%	1,578,154	-21	1.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 84,116 (5.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3,005 (0.2%);
1996	48%	Bill Clinton* (D)	929,902	63.1%	Robert Dole (R)	382,236	26.0%	160,565 [+]	10.9%	1,472,703	-15	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 75,951 (5.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 63,933 (4.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 10,859 (0.7%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	987,837	60.1%	George Bush* (R)	385,168	23.5%	269,385 [+]	16.4%	1,642,390	-14	1.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 256,630 (15.6%);
1988	52%	Michael Dukakis (D)	892,834	61.1%	George Bush (R)	550,086	37.7%	17,382 [+]	1.2%	1,460,302	-16	1.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 10,410 (0.7%);
1984	55%	Walter Mondale (D)	796,114	54.5%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	647,030	44.3%	17,701	1.2%	1,460,845	-15	1.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	568,868	43.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	549,779	42.1%	187,687 [+]	14.4%	1,306,334	-9	1.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 140,198 (10.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 24,095 (1.8%);
1976	56%	Jimmy Carter (D)	639,949	51.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	556,202	44.3%	58,408 [+]	4.7%	1,254,559	-4	1.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 13,389 (1.1%);
1972	63%	George McGovern (D)	699,013	50.2%	Richard Nixon* (R)	657,867	47.2%	36,149 [+]	2.6%	1,393,029	-13	1.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 20,738 (1.5%);
1968	63%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	641,519	52.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	491,817	39.8%	101,300 [+]	8.2%	1,234,636	-4	1.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 82,609 (6.7%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	815,102	66.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	407,601	33.3%	1,345	0.1%	1,224,048	-5	1.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	69%	John Kennedy (D)	633,570	53.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	551,467	46.4%	4,222	0.4%	1,189,259	-3	1.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	575,371	53.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	488,470	45.8%	3,486	0.3%	1,067,327	-3	1.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	593,685	54.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	487,940	44.7%	9,221	0.8%	1,090,846	-1	1.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	419,307	47.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	415,337	47.0%	49,899 [+]	5.6%	884,543	2	1.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 46,719 (5.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	475,181	58.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	330,855	40.9%	3,705	0.5%	809,741	-5	1.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	405,927	57.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	295,550	41.6%	8,528	1.2%	710,005	-3	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	410,766	69.0%	Alf Landon (R)	177,253	29.8%	7,463 [+]	1.3%	595,482	-7	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,451 (0.4%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	54%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	296,700	58.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	190,284	37.5%	20,754 [+]	4.1%	507,738	-2	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 14,847 (2.9%);
1928	50%	Herbert Hoover (R)	250,243	57.3%	Al Smith (D)	181,521	41.5%	5,327 [+]	1.2%	437,091	-1	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,204 (1.2%);
1924	43%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	177,915	54.2%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	126,453	38.5%	24,117 [+]	7.3%	328,485	0	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 20,372 (6.2%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	190,903	64.3%	James Cox (D)	61,234	20.6%	44,658 [+]	15.0%	296,795	4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 29,313 (9.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 4,072 (1.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	45%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	136,339	48.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	129,776	45.8%	17,237 [+]	6.1%	283,352	0	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 13,695 (4.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 3,535 (1.2%);
1912	33%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	82,756	43.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	79,266	41.9%	27,313 [+]	14.4%	189,335	-23	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 24,546 (13.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,647 (1.4%); William Taft* (R) 112 (0.1%);
1908	22%	William Taft (R)	63,497	59.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	32,266	30.0%	11,705 [+]	10.9%	107,468	7	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 8,943 (8.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1,620 (1.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,142 (1.1%);
1904	25%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	66,059	63.9%	Alton Parker (D)	25,306	24.5%	11,946 [+]	11.6%	103,311	8	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 11,185 (10.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 761 (0.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	27%	William McKinley* (R)	55,023	58.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	35,256	37.3%	4,134 [+]	4.4%	94,413	7	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,831,985

78.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

445,799

19.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

20,800

0.9%

Other

30,119

1.3%

TOTAL

2,328,703

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -28

2016 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,525,802

76.4%

Donald Trump (R)

329,266

16.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

55,556

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

44,582

2.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

4,028

0.2%

Other

36,931

1.9%

TOTAL

1,996,165

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -29

2012 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,368,212

75.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

395,411

21.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

18,198

1.0%

Other

36,463

2.0%

TOTAL

1,818,284

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -25

2008 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,450,455

76.2%

John McCain (R)

411,724

21.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

16,066

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

8,171

0.4%

Other

17,399

0.9%

TOTAL

1,903,815

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -24

2004 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

453,567

25.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,273,603

72.7%

Other

25,595

1.5%

TOTAL

1,752,765

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -25

2000 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

427,316

27.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,054,697

66.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

84,116

5.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

3,005

0.2%

Other

9,020

0.6%

TOTAL

1,578,154

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -21

1996 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

929,902

63.1%

Robert Dole (R)

382,236

26.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

75,951

5.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

63,933

4.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

10,859

0.7%

Other

9,822

0.7%

TOTAL

1,472,703

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -15

1992 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

987,837

60.1%

George Bush* (R)

385,168

23.5%

Ross Perot (I)

256,630

15.6%

Other

12,755

0.8%

TOTAL

1,642,390

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -14

1988 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

550,086

37.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

892,834

61.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

10,410

0.7%

Other

6,972

0.5%

TOTAL

1,460,302

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -16

1984 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

647,030

44.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

796,114

54.5%

Other

17,701

1.2%

TOTAL

1,460,845

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -15

1980 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

549,779

42.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

568,868

43.5%

John Anderson (I)

140,198

10.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

24,095

1.8%

Other

23,394

1.8%

TOTAL

1,306,334

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

639,949

51.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

556,202

44.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

13,389

1.1%

Other

45,019

3.6%

TOTAL

1,254,559

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -4

1972 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

657,867

47.2%

George McGovern (D)

699,013

50.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

20,738

1.5%

Other

15,411

1.1%

TOTAL

1,393,029

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -13

1968 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

491,817

39.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

641,519

52.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

82,609

6.7%

Other

18,691

1.5%

TOTAL

1,234,636

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

1964 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

815,102

66.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

407,601

33.3%

Other

1,345

0.1%

TOTAL

1,224,048

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

633,570

53.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

551,467

46.4%

Other

4,222

0.4%

TOTAL

1,189,259

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -3

1956 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

575,371

53.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

488,470

45.8%

Other

3,486

0.3%

TOTAL

1,067,327

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

593,685

54.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

487,940

44.7%

Other

9,221

0.8%

TOTAL

1,090,846

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -1

1948 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

419,307

47.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

415,337

47.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

46,719

5.3%

Other

3,180

0.4%

TOTAL

884,543

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

475,181

58.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

330,855

40.9%

Other

3,705

0.5%

TOTAL

809,741

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -5

1940 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

405,927

57.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

295,550

41.6%

Other

8,528

1.2%

TOTAL

710,005

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -3

1936 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

410,766

69.0%

Alf Landon (R)

177,253

29.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,451

0.4%

Other

5,012

0.8%

TOTAL

595,482

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -7

1932 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

296,700

58.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

190,284

37.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

14,847

2.9%

Other

5,907

1.2%

TOTAL

507,738

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

250,243

57.3%

Al Smith (D)

181,521

41.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

5,204

1.2%

Other

123

0.0%

TOTAL

437,091

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -1

1924 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

177,915

54.2%

John Davis (D)

20,372

6.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

126,453

38.5%

Other

3,745

1.1%

TOTAL

328,485

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 0

1920 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

190,903

64.3%

James Cox (D)

61,234

20.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

29,313

9.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

4,072

1.4%

Other

11,273

3.8%

TOTAL

296,795

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 4

1916 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

136,339

48.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

129,776

45.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

13,695

4.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

3,535

1.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

283,352

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 0

1912 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

82,756

43.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

79,266

41.9%

William Taft* (R)

112

0.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

24,546

13.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,647

1.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

189,335

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

63,497

59.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

32,266

30.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

8,943

8.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,142

1.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1,620

1.5%

TOTAL

107,468

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

66,059

63.9%

Alton Parker (D)

25,306

24.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

11,185

10.8%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

761

0.7%

TOTAL

103,311

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

55,023

58.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

35,256

37.3%

Other

4,134

4.4%

TOTAL

94,413

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,681,528	36.72%	8.6%
Black:	323,912	7.07%	7.4%
Indian:	10,367	0.23%	2.7%
Asian:	1,354,758	29.58%	32.3%
2+ races:	189,979	4.15%	20.4%
Hispanic:	1,019,055	22.25%	8.5%

Total non-White:	2,898,071	63.28%	16.2%

Change in White population:	-158,844	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	403,052	9.3

San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

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