Election Results for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	45,182	11.3
Deaths:	27,200	6.8
Net Migration:	-103,156	-25.8
Net Immigration:	25,265	6.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -2,576	R +107,096	R + 7.2%
D -109,672
2024 vs. 2016	R +69,959	R +68,241	R + 14.4%
D +1,718
2020 vs. 2016	R +72,535	D +38,855	R + 7.2%
D +111,390
2024 vs. 2012	R +40,440	D +23,389	R + 2.9%
D +63,829

2016 vs. 2008	R -44,797	D +94,844	D + 13.7%
D +50,047
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	52%	Kamala Harris (D)	525,923	67.6%	Donald Trump (R)	222,626	28.6%	29,533 [+]	3.8%	778,082	-21	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 12,322 (1.6%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 9,654 (1.2%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 4,181 (0.5%);
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	635,595	72.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	225,202	25.6%	18,774 [+]	2.1%	879,571	-21	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 9,476 (1.1%);
2016	49%	Hillary Clinton (D)	524,205	72.2%	Donald Trump (R)	152,667	21.0%	48,959 [+]	6.7%	725,831	-25	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 26,140 (3.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 13,028 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 2,382 (0.3%);
2012	47%	Barack Obama* (D)	462,094	69.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	182,186	27.5%	19,078 [+]	2.9%	663,358	-20	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,053 (1.2%);
2008	50%	Barack Obama (D)	474,158	69.2%	John McCain (R)	197,464	28.8%	13,755 [+]	2.0%	685,377	-17	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 4,935 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 4,007 (0.6%);
2004	47%	John Kerry (D)	395,951	63.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	217,792	35.0%	8,798 [+]	1.4%	622,541	-16	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	43%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	341,621	60.5%	George W. Bush (R)	195,765	34.7%	27,574 [+]	4.9%	564,960	-13	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 19,607 (3.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,956 (0.3%);
1996	43%	Bill Clinton* (D)	304,669	56.7%	Robert Dole (R)	173,675	32.3%	58,853 [+]	11.0%	537,197	-8	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 35,952 (6.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 12,548 (2.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 5,796 (1.1%);
1992	52%	Bill Clinton (D)	301,619	49.1%	George Bush* (R)	174,982	28.5%	138,193 [+]	22.5%	614,794	-9	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 132,077 (21.5%);
1988	49%	Michael Dukakis (D)	282,369	51.2%	George Bush (R)	260,020	47.1%	9,447 [+]	1.7%	551,836	-6	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6,254 (1.1%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	294,333	54.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	233,419	43.5%	8,267	1.5%	536,019	-4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	233,102	48.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	169,744	35.0%	81,759 [+]	16.9%	484,605	-3	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 66,033 (13.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 11,241 (2.3%);
1976	55%	Gerald Ford* (R)	222,586	49.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	211,145	46.9%	16,087 [+]	3.6%	449,818	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 4,873 (1.1%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	241,295	52.0%	George McGovern (D)	211,088	45.5%	11,791 [+]	2.5%	464,174	-9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 8,544 (1.8%);
1968	59%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	176,320	48.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	166,407	45.6%	21,869 [+]	6.0%	364,596	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 19,201 (5.3%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	206,028	63.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	119,864	36.7%	872	0.3%	326,764	-2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	134,791	52.6%	John Kennedy (D)	120,543	47.1%	703	0.3%	256,037	3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	54%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	108,909	59.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	74,729	40.6%	643	0.3%	184,281	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	64%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	95,673	59.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	63,003	39.5%	954	0.6%	159,630	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	54%	Thomas Dewey (R)	55,757	53.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	44,001	42.1%	4,731 [+]	4.5%	104,489	8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 4,139 (4.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	55%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	45,867	52.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	41,662	47.3%	515	0.6%	88,044	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	42,890	49.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	42,507	49.2%	982	1.1%	86,379	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	60%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	40,911	58.7%	Alf Landon (R)	28,013	40.2%	794 [+]	1.1%	69,718	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 430 (0.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	57%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	30,555	49.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	28,622	46.7%	2,098 [+]	3.4%	61,275	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,429 (2.3%);
1928	55%	Herbert Hoover (R)	33,681	63.5%	Al Smith (D)	18,955	35.7%	406 [+]	0.8%	53,042	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 399 (0.8%);
1924	44%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	21,499	57.7%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	12,331	33.1%	3,433 [+]	9.2%	37,263	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,921 (7.8%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	21,530	67.8%	James Cox (D)	7,385	23.3%	2,840 [+]	8.9%	31,755	8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,741 (5.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,099 (3.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	52%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	18,032	50.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	15,873	44.2%	2,035 [+]	5.7%	35,940	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,097 (3.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 927 (2.6%);
1912	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	11,922	46.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	10,426	40.5%	3,364 [+]	13.1%	25,712	-22	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,247 (8.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 898 (3.5%); William Taft* (R) 186 (0.7%);
1908	27%	William Taft (R)	8,887	58.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,520	29.6%	1,844 [+]	12.1%	15,251	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 946 (6.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 748 (4.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 150 (1.0%);
1904	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	9,162	64.8%	Alton Parker (D)	3,745	26.5%	1,239 [+]	8.8%	14,146	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 777 (5.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 462 (3.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	32%	William McKinley* (R)	7,831	57.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,393	39.2%	526 [+]	3.8%	13,750	5	0.10%
[-] 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

635,595

72.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

225,202

25.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

9,476

1.1%

Other

9,298

1.1%

TOTAL

879,571

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -21

2016 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

524,205

72.2%

Donald Trump (R)

152,667

21.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

26,140

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

13,028

1.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

2,382

0.3%

Other

7,409

1.0%

TOTAL

725,831

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -25

2012 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

462,094

69.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

182,186

27.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,053

1.2%

Other

11,025

1.7%

TOTAL

663,358

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -20

2008 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

474,158

69.2%

John McCain (R)

197,464

28.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

4,935

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

4,007

0.6%

Other

4,813

0.7%

TOTAL

685,377

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -17

2004 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

217,792

35.0%

John Kerry (D)

395,951

63.6%

Other

8,798

1.4%

TOTAL

622,541

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -16

2000 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

195,765

34.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

341,621

60.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

19,607

3.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,956

0.3%

Other

6,011

1.1%

TOTAL

564,960

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -13

1996 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

304,669

56.7%

Robert Dole (R)

173,675

32.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

35,952

6.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

12,548

2.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

5,796

1.1%

Other

4,557

0.8%

TOTAL

537,197

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -8

1992 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

301,619

49.1%

George Bush* (R)

174,982

28.5%

Ross Perot (I)

132,077

21.5%

Other

6,116

1.0%

TOTAL

614,794

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -9

1988 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

260,020

47.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

282,369

51.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

6,254

1.1%

Other

3,193

0.6%

TOTAL

551,836

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -6

1984 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

294,333

54.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

233,419

43.5%

Other

8,267

1.5%

TOTAL

536,019

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

233,102

48.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

169,744

35.0%

John Anderson (I)

66,033

13.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

11,241

2.3%

Other

4,485

0.9%

TOTAL

484,605

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -3

1976 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

211,145

46.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

222,586

49.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

4,873

1.1%

Other

11,214

2.5%

TOTAL

449,818

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

241,295

52.0%

George McGovern (D)

211,088

45.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

8,544

1.8%

Other

3,247

0.7%

TOTAL

464,174

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -9

1968 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

166,407

45.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

176,320

48.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

19,201

5.3%

Other

2,668

0.7%

TOTAL

364,596

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

206,028

63.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

119,864

36.7%

Other

872

0.3%

TOTAL

326,764

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

120,543

47.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

134,791

52.6%

Other

703

0.3%

TOTAL

256,037

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

108,909

59.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

74,729

40.6%

Other

643

0.3%

TOTAL

184,281

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

95,673

59.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

63,003

39.5%

Other

954

0.6%

TOTAL

159,630

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

44,001

42.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

55,757

53.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

4,139

4.0%

Other

592

0.6%

TOTAL

104,489

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

45,867

52.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

41,662

47.3%

Other

515

0.6%

TOTAL

88,044

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 1

1940 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

42,890

49.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

42,507

49.2%

Other

982

1.1%

TOTAL

86,379

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 4

1936 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

40,911

58.7%

Alf Landon (R)

28,013

40.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

430

0.6%

Other

364

0.5%

TOTAL

69,718

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 4

1932 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

30,555

49.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

28,622

46.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,429

2.3%

Other

669

1.1%

TOTAL

61,275

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 7

1928 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

33,681

63.5%

Al Smith (D)

18,955

35.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

399

0.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

53,042

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

21,499

57.7%

John Davis (D)

2,921

7.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

12,331

33.1%

Other

512

1.4%

TOTAL

37,263

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 4

1920 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

21,530

67.8%

James Cox (D)

7,385

23.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,741

5.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,099

3.5%

TOTAL

31,755

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 8

1916 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

15,873

44.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

18,032

50.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,097

3.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

927

2.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

35,940

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

10,426

40.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

11,922

46.4%

William Taft* (R)

186

0.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,247

8.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

898

3.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

25,712

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -22

1908 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

8,887

58.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,520

29.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

946

6.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

748

4.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

150

1.0%

TOTAL

15,251

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

9,162

64.8%

Alton Parker (D)

3,745

26.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

777

5.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

462

3.3%

TOTAL

14,146

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

7,831

57.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,393

39.2%

Other

526

3.8%

TOTAL

13,750

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	549,089	28.33%	15.3%
Black:	46,154	2.38%	8.1%
Indian:	4,075	0.21%	4.6%
Asian:	772,149	39.83%	34.7%
2+ races:	62,361	3.22%	14.5%
Hispanic:	504,696	26.04%	1.1%

Total non-White:	1,389,435	71.67%	16.9%

Change in White population:	-98,974	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	200,587	10.9

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

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