Election Results for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,990	8.8
Deaths:	11,223	9.9
Net Migration:	-1,625	-1.4
Net Immigration:	2,158	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -2,504	R +4,492	R + 2.2%
D -6,996
2024 vs. 2016	R +8,768	D +5,439	D + 2.3%
D +14,207
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,272	D +9,931	D + 4.5%
D +21,203
2024 vs. 2012	R +4,965	D +15,091	D + 10.1%
D +20,056

2016 vs. 2008	R -4,891	D +3,822	D + 3.4%
D -1,069
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	65%	Kamala Harris (D)	81,314	53.9%	Donald Trump (R)	64,932	43.1%	4,566 [+]	3.0%	150,812	-7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,188 (1.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,055 (0.7%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 880 (0.6%);
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	88,310	55.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	67,436	42.2%	3,968 [+]	2.5%	159,714	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,408 (1.5%);
2016	60%	Hillary Clinton (D)	67,107	48.9%	Donald Trump (R)	56,164	40.9%	13,931 [+]	10.2%	137,202	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,473 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,848 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 702 (0.5%);
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	61,258	48.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	59,967	47.6%	4,741 [+]	3.8%	125,966	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,776 (1.4%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	68,176	51.2%	John McCain (R)	61,055	45.9%	3,924 [+]	2.9%	133,155	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,317 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 713 (0.5%);
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	67,995	52.7%	John Kerry (D)	58,742	45.5%	2,313 [+]	1.8%	129,050	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	56,859	52.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	44,526	40.9%	7,501 [+]	6.9%	108,886	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,523 (6.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 290 (0.3%);
1996	55%	Robert Dole (R)	46,733	46.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	40,395	40.2%	13,372 [+]	13.3%	100,500	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 8,204 (8.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,854 (3.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 726 (0.7%);
1992	60%	Bill Clinton (D)	40,136	38.4%	George Bush* (R)	36,384	34.8%	28,099 [+]	26.9%	104,619	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 27,314 (26.1%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	46,613	55.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	35,667	42.7%	1,187 [+]	1.4%	83,467	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 741 (0.9%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	49,035	63.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	26,946	35.0%	969	1.3%	76,950	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	38,631	55.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	20,508	29.5%	10,388 [+]	14.9%	69,527	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 8,407 (12.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,330 (1.9%);
1976	55%	Gerald Ford* (R)	27,785	51.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	24,926	45.9%	1,587 [+]	2.9%	54,298	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 464 (0.9%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	28,566	56.0%	George McGovern (D)	20,779	40.7%	1,688 [+]	3.3%	51,033	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,156 (2.3%);
1968	57%	Richard Nixon (R)	19,420	51.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	15,828	41.8%	2,633 [+]	7.0%	37,881	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,416 (6.4%);
1964	62%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	22,252	59.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	14,906	40.1%	28	0.1%	37,186	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	17,862	54.0%	John Kennedy (D)	14,975	45.3%	218	0.7%	33,055	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	56%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	16,223	58.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,407	41.1%	118	0.4%	27,748	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	17,716	65.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,174	33.8%	213	0.8%	27,103	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	54%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,325	53.5%	Harry Truman* (D)	8,135	42.1%	844 [+]	4.4%	19,304	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 696 (3.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	53%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,068	50.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,793	48.9%	75	0.5%	15,936	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,499	53.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,204	45.3%	217	1.4%	15,920	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,889	61.1%	Alf Landon (R)	4,812	37.3%	205 [+]	1.6%	12,906	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 75 (0.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	56%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,993	65.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,449	28.5%	680 [+]	5.6%	12,122	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 417 (3.4%);
1928	44%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,425	60.8%	Al Smith (D)	3,336	37.4%	159 [+]	1.8%	8,920	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 159 (1.8%);
1924	43%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,804	49.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,061	39.4%	896 [+]	11.5%	7,761	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 731 (9.4%);
1920	43%	Warren Harding (R)	4,123	61.3%	James Cox (D)	1,606	23.9%	996 [+]	14.8%	6,725	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 643 (9.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 301 (4.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	46%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,539	49.9%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,854	40.2%	706 [+]	9.9%	7,099	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 547 (7.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 159 (2.2%);
1912	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,373	42.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,248	40.5%	932 [+]	16.8%	5,553	-23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 704 (12.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 214 (3.9%); William Taft* (R) 13 (0.2%);
1908	30%	William Taft (R)	2,008	50.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,381	34.9%	567 [+]	14.3%	3,956	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 370 (9.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 154 (3.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 43 (1.1%);
1904	29%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,015	54.9%	Alton Parker (D)	1,167	31.8%	485 [+]	13.2%	3,667	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 353 (9.6%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 132 (3.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	29%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,713	50.2%	William McKinley* (R)	1,564	45.8%	137 [+]	4.0%	3,414	-6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	183,976	65.28%	3.5%
Black:	3,971	1.41%	13.4%
Indian:	1,283	0.46%	4.1%
Asian:	11,861	4.21%	11.7%
2+ races:	7,926	2.81%	7.4%
Hispanic:	72,826	25.84%	7.4%

Total non-White:	97,867	34.72%	6.7%

Change in White population:	-6,717	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,112	2.2

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

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