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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area


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2022 population: 1,938,524   ( 101,613 from 2010 , 61,957 from 2020)
Land area: 2679.7 square miles
Population density: 723.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:549,089 28.33% 15.3%
Black:46,1542.38% 8.1%
Indian:4,0750.21% 4.6%
Asian:772,14939.83% 34.7%
2+ races:62,3613.22% 14.5%
Hispanic:504,69626.04% 1.1%
Total non-White:1,389,43571.67% 16.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:45,182 11.3
Deaths:27,2006.8
Net Migration: -103,156-25.8
Net Immigration: 25,2656.3
Change in White population:-98,974 -5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:200,587 10.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +72,535 D +38,855 R + 7.2%
D +111,390
2020 vs. 2012 R +43,016 D +130,485 D + 4.2%
D +173,501
2020 vs. 2008 R +27,738 D +133,699 D + 6.5%
D +161,437
2016 vs. 2008 R -44,797 D +94,844 D + 13.7%
D +50,047
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1964 64% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 206,028 63.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 119,864 36.7% 872 0.3% 326,764 -2 0.46%
1960 63% Richard Nixon (R) 134,791 52.6% John Kennedy (D) 120,543 47.1% 703 0.3% 256,037 3 0.37%
1956 54% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 108,909 59.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 74,729 40.6% 643 0.3% 184,281 2 0.30%
1952 64% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 95,673 59.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 63,003 39.5% 954 0.6% 159,630 5 0.26%
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%
1944 55% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 45,867 52.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 41,662 47.3% 515 0.6% 88,044 1 0.18%
1940 67% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 42,890 49.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 42,507 49.2% 982 1.1% 86,379 4 0.17%
1936 60% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 40,911 58.7% Alf Landon (R) 28,013 40.2% 794 [+] 1.1% 69,718 4 0.15%
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%
1928 55% Herbert Hoover (R) 33,681 63.5% Al Smith (D) 18,955 35.7% 406 [+] 0.8% 53,042 5 0.14%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 33,681 63.5%
Al Smith (D) 18,955 35.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 399 0.8%
Other 7 0.0%
TOTAL 53,042
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 5


1924 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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 11 0.0%
TOTAL 35,940
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 4


1912 President, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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 33 0.1%
TOTAL 25,712
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): -22


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