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Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area


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2022 population: 264,370   ( 1,988 from 2010 , 6,499 from 2020)
Land area: 445.1 square miles
Population density: 593.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:147,953 55.96% 5.4%
Black:2,6971.02% 17.1%
Indian:1,0230.39% 4.6%
Asian:13,0194.92% 18.9%
2+ races:8,4233.19% 19.5%
Hispanic:91,25534.52% 8.5%
Total non-White:116,41744.04% 9.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,984 9.2
Deaths:4,4018.1
Net Migration: -7,152-13.2
Net Immigration: 4350.8
Change in White population:-8,444 -3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:10,432 4.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,041 R +14,289 R + 5.2%
D -13,248
2024 vs. 2016 R +5,540 D +209 R + 5.3%
D +5,749
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,499 D +14,498 R + 0.0%
D +18,997
2024 vs. 2012 R +3,931 D +6,262 R + 1.5%
D +10,193
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,806 R +690 D + 2.6%
D -3,496
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 62% Kamala Harris (D) 100,998 75.3% Donald Trump (R) 27,978 20.9% 5,159 [+] 3.8% 134,135 -29 0.09%
2020 68% Joe Biden (D) 114,246 78.4% Donald Trump* (R) 26,937 18.5% 4,466 [+] 3.1% 145,649 -28 0.09%
2016 61% Hillary Clinton (D) 95,249 73.3% Donald Trump (R) 22,438 17.3% 12,325 [+] 9.5% 130,012 -29 0.09%
2012 58% Barack Obama* (D) 90,805 75.4% Mitt Romney (R) 24,047 20.0% 5,533 [+] 4.6% 120,385 -27 0.09%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 98,745 77.3% John McCain (R) 25,244 19.8% 3,747 [+] 2.9% 127,736 -26 0.10%
2004 61% John Kerry (D) 89,102 73.0% George W. Bush* (R) 30,354 24.9% 2,628 [+] 2.2% 122,084 -26 0.10%
2000 56% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 66,618 61.5% George W. Bush (R) 29,627 27.3% 12,105 [+] 11.2% 108,350 -21 0.10%
1996 55% Bill Clinton* (D) 58,250 56.5% Robert Dole (R) 27,766 26.9% 17,046 [+] 16.5% 103,062 -14 0.11%
1992 64% Bill Clinton (D) 66,183 58.1% George Bush* (R) 24,916 21.9% 22,893 [+] 20.1% 113,992 -16 0.11%
1988 61% Michael Dukakis (D) 63,133 61.5% George Bush (R) 37,728 36.8% 1,750 [+] 1.7% 102,611 -17 0.11%
1984 59% Walter Mondale (D) 49,091 53.3% Ronald Reagan* (R) 41,652 45.2% 1,404 1.5% 92,147 -14 0.10%
1980 60% Ronald Reagan (R) 37,347 43.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 32,346 37.7% 16,111 [+] 18.8% 85,804 -7 0.10%
1976 65% Jimmy Carter (D) 37,772 51.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 31,872 43.1% 4,325 [+] 5.8% 73,969 -5 0.09%
1972 73% Richard Nixon* (R) 34,799 49.9% George McGovern (D) 32,336 46.4% 2,624 [+] 3.8% 69,759 -11 0.09%
1968 67% Richard Nixon (R) 25,365 50.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,492 41.0% 4,087 [+] 8.2% 49,944 7 0.07%
1964 71% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 26,714 58.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 18,836 41.3% 94 0.2% 45,644 3 0.06%
1960 77% Richard Nixon (R) 24,858 59.6% John Kennedy (D) 16,659 39.9% 187 0.4% 41,704 10 0.06%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 22,109 63.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,574 36.2% 93 0.3% 34,776 6 0.06%
1952 74% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 24,353 67.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,536 31.8% 391 1.1% 36,280 12 0.06%
1948 59% Thomas Dewey (R) 15,395 57.7% Harry Truman* (D) 9,862 37.0% 1,433 [+] 5.4% 26,690 13 0.05%
1944 53% Thomas Dewey (R) 11,102 53.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,357 45.3% 178 0.9% 20,637 8 0.04%
1940 69% Wendell Willkie (R) 11,453 50.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,683 47.5% 350 1.6% 22,486 6 0.05%
1936 61% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,326 52.1% Alf Landon (R) 8,260 46.1% 322 [+] 1.8% 17,908 10 0.04%
1932 55% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 8,246 55.0% Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,005 40.1% 739 [+] 4.9% 14,990 0 0.04%
1928 49% Herbert Hoover (R) 8,275 68.5% Al Smith (D) 3,688 30.5% 112 [+] 0.9% 12,075 10 0.03%
1924 42% Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,402 60.8% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,557 28.8% 920 [+] 10.4% 8,879 7 0.03%
1920 44% Warren Harding (R) 5,285 66.3% James Cox (D) 1,957 24.5% 732 [+] 9.2% 7,974 6 0.03%
1916 51% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,511 47.8% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,228 44.8% 707 [+] 7.5% 9,446 -1 0.05%
1912 38% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,059 42.8% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,875 40.2% 1,218 [+] 17.0% 7,152 -23 0.05%
1908 31% William Taft (R) 2,886 54.7% William J. Bryan (D) 1,643 31.1% 746 [+] 14.1% 5,275 3 0.04%
1904 27% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,626 60.7% Alton Parker (D) 1,105 25.5% 598 [+] 13.8% 4,329 4 0.03%
1900 28% William McKinley* (R) 2,173 53.2% William J. Bryan (D) 1,635 40.0% 277 [+] 6.8% 4,085 2 0.03%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 114,246 78.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 26,937 18.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,704 1.2%
Other 2,762 1.9%
TOTAL 145,649
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -28


2016 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 95,249 73.3%
Donald Trump (R) 22,438 17.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,325 3.3%
Jill Stein (Grn) 4,485 3.4%
Evan McMullin (I) 283 0.2%
Other 3,232 2.5%
TOTAL 130,012
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -29


2012 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 90,805 75.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 24,047 20.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,971 1.6%
Other 3,562 3.0%
TOTAL 120,385
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -27


2008 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 98,745 77.3%
John McCain (R) 25,244 19.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,484 1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 724 0.6%
Other 1,539 1.2%
TOTAL 127,736
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -26


2004 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 30,354 24.9%
John Kerry (D) 89,102 73.0%
Other 2,628 2.2%
TOTAL 122,084
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -26


2000 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 29,627 27.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 66,618 61.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,844 10.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 274 0.3%
Other 987 0.9%
TOTAL 108,350
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -21


1996 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 58,250 56.5%
Robert Dole (R) 27,766 26.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 6,555 6.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,803 7.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,659 1.6%
Other 1,029 1.0%
TOTAL 103,062
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -14


1992 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 66,183 58.1%
George Bush* (R) 24,916 21.9%
Ross Perot (I) 21,615 19.0%
Other 1,278 1.1%
TOTAL 113,992
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -16


1988 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 37,728 36.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 63,133 61.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,323 1.3%
Other 427 0.4%
TOTAL 102,611
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -17


1984 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 41,652 45.2%
Walter Mondale (D) 49,091 53.3%
Other 1,404 1.5%
TOTAL 92,147
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -14


1980 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 37,347 43.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 32,346 37.7%
John Anderson (I) 10,590 12.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,332 2.7%
Other 3,189 3.7%
TOTAL 85,804
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -7


1976 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 37,772 51.1%
Gerald Ford* (R) 31,872 43.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,452 2.0%
Other 2,873 3.9%
TOTAL 73,969
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -5


1972 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 34,799 49.9%
George McGovern (D) 32,336 46.4%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,931 2.8%
Other 693 1.0%
TOTAL 69,759
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -11


1968 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 25,365 50.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,492 41.0%
George Wallace (AIP) 3,465 6.9%
Other 622 1.2%
TOTAL 49,944
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 7


1964 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 26,714 58.5%
Barry Goldwater (R) 18,836 41.3%
Other 94 0.2%
TOTAL 45,644
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 3


1960 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 16,659 39.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 24,858 59.6%
Other 187 0.4%
TOTAL 41,704
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 10


1956 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 22,109 63.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,574 36.2%
Other 93 0.3%
TOTAL 34,776
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 6


1952 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 24,353 67.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,536 31.8%
Other 391 1.1%
TOTAL 36,280
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 12


1948 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 9,862 37.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 15,395 57.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,084 4.1%
Other 349 1.3%
TOTAL 26,690
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 13


1944 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,357 45.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 11,102 53.8%
Other 178 0.9%
TOTAL 20,637
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 8


1940 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,683 47.5%
Wendell Willkie (R) 11,453 50.9%
Other 350 1.6%
TOTAL 22,486
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 6


1936 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,326 52.1%
Alf Landon (R) 8,260 46.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 120 0.7%
Other 202 1.1%
TOTAL 17,908
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 10


1932 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 8,246 55.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,005 40.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 306 2.0%
Other 433 2.9%
TOTAL 14,990
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 8,275 68.5%
Al Smith (D) 3,688 30.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 112 0.9%
TOTAL 12,075
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 10


1924 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,402 60.8%
John Davis (D) 801 9.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,557 28.8%
Other 119 1.3%
TOTAL 8,879
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 7


1920 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 5,285 66.3%
James Cox (D) 1,957 24.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 412 5.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 320 4.0%
TOTAL 7,974
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 6


1916 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,511 47.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,228 44.8%
Allan Benson (Soc) 383 4.1%
James Hanly (Proh) 324 3.4%
TOTAL 9,446
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -1


1912 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,875 40.2%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,059 42.8%
William Taft* (R) 3 0.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 892 12.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 323 4.5%
TOTAL 7,152
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): -23


1908 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,886 54.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,643 31.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 450 8.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 237 4.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 59 1.1%
TOTAL 5,275
Turnout: 31% Diff (US): 3


1904 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,626 60.7%
Alton Parker (D) 1,105 25.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 407 9.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 191 4.4%
TOTAL 4,329
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): 4


1900 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 2,173 53.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,635 40.0%
Other 277 6.8%
TOTAL 4,085
Turnout: 28% Diff (US): 2
* incumbent