Election Results for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,106	13.5
Deaths:	8,193	9.1
Net Migration:	-9,515	-10.6
Net Immigration:	1,653	1.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -866	R +14,948	R + 5.3%
D -15,814
2024 vs. 2016	R +8,505	R +1,498	R + 3.5%
D +7,007
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,371	D +13,450	D + 1.8%
D +22,821
2024 vs. 2012	R +264	D +19,756	D + 8.9%
D +20,020

2016 vs. 2008	R -9,220	D +10,748	D + 7.7%
D +1,528
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	53%	Kamala Harris (D)	114,149	61.8%	Donald Trump (R)	64,870	35.1%	5,696 [+]	3.1%	184,715	-15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,571 (1.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,427 (0.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 899 (0.5%);
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	129,963	64.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	65,736	32.6%	5,733 [+]	2.8%	201,432	-14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,416 (1.2%);
2016	53%	Hillary Clinton (D)	107,142	59.9%	Donald Trump (R)	56,365	31.5%	15,371 [+]	8.6%	178,878	-14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,748 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,719 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 733 (0.4%);
2012	50%	Barack Obama* (D)	94,129	57.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	64,606	39.4%	5,150 [+]	3.1%	163,885	-8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,063 (1.3%);
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	105,614	60.2%	John McCain (R)	65,585	37.4%	4,208 [+]	2.4%	175,407	-8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,520 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 877 (0.5%);
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	90,314	53.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	76,806	45.2%	2,741 [+]	1.6%	169,861	-5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73,411	47.4%	George W. Bush (R)	71,493	46.1%	10,070 [+]	6.5%	154,974	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,664 (5.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 404 (0.3%);
1996	51%	Bill Clinton* (D)	70,650	46.9%	Robert Dole (R)	63,915	42.4%	16,180 [+]	10.7%	150,745	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 9,457 (6.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,774 (3.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,142 (0.8%);
1992	57%	Bill Clinton (D)	69,215	42.5%	George Bush* (R)	57,375	35.3%	36,166 [+]	22.2%	162,756	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 35,105 (21.6%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	77,524	54.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	63,586	44.5%	1,830 [+]	1.3%	142,940	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,119 (0.8%);
1984	57%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	89,314	62.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	51,243	36.0%	1,763	1.2%	142,320	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	69,629	54.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	40,650	31.5%	18,716 [+]	14.5%	128,995	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 14,786 (11.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,035 (1.6%);
1976	60%	Gerald Ford* (R)	60,922	50.8%	Jimmy Carter (D)	55,018	45.9%	3,904 [+]	3.3%	119,844	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,387 (1.2%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	67,075	55.2%	George McGovern (D)	50,609	41.6%	3,857 [+]	3.2%	121,541	-6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,103 (2.6%);
1968	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	50,068	53.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	37,565	40.2%	5,787 [+]	6.2%	93,420	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,083 (5.4%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	48,381	55.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	38,020	44.0%	85	0.1%	86,486	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	38,805	56.7%	John Kennedy (D)	29,409	43.0%	188	0.3%	68,402	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	50%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	31,294	64.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,925	34.9%	265	0.5%	48,484	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	32,160	67.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,490	32.4%	179	0.4%	47,829	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	52%	Thomas Dewey (R)	19,998	58.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	13,085	38.0%	1,317 [+]	3.8%	34,400	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,122 (3.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,721	53.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	13,647	46.3%	89	0.3%	29,457	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,237	54.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	14,107	44.5%	334	1.1%	31,678	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	55%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,923	61.1%	Alf Landon (R)	9,728	37.4%	394 [+]	1.5%	26,045	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 164 (0.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	51%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	13,373	57.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	8,864	38.1%	1,054 [+]	4.5%	23,291	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 707 (3.0%);
1928	40%	Herbert Hoover (R)	11,666	69.4%	Al Smith (D)	4,954	29.5%	179 [+]	1.1%	16,799	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 179 (1.1%);
1924	38%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	8,615	64.7%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,292	24.7%	1,411 [+]	10.6%	13,318	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,242 (9.3%);
1920	36%	Warren Harding (R)	6,970	67.5%	James Cox (D)	2,586	25.0%	773 [+]	7.5%	10,329	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 496 (4.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 277 (2.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	41%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,198	49.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,453	42.5%	818 [+]	7.8%	10,469	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 470 (4.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 347 (3.3%);
1912	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,395	46.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,819	38.8%	1,044 [+]	14.4%	7,258	-22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 619 (8.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 357 (4.9%); William Taft* (R) 68 (0.9%);
1908	28%	William Taft (R)	2,713	55.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,640	33.4%	563 [+]	11.5%	4,916	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 376 (7.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 104 (2.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 83 (1.7%);
1904	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,676	62.8%	Alton Parker (D)	1,152	27.1%	430 [+]	10.1%	4,258	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 353 (8.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 77 (1.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	29%	William McKinley* (R)	1,988	52.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,599	42.3%	194 [+]	5.1%	3,781	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

129,963

64.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

65,736

32.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,416

1.2%

Other

3,317

1.6%

TOTAL

201,432

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

107,142

59.9%

Donald Trump (R)

56,365

31.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,748

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,719

2.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

733

0.4%

Other

4,171

2.3%

TOTAL

178,878

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

94,129

57.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

64,606

39.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,063

1.3%

Other

3,087

1.9%

TOTAL

163,885

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

105,614

60.2%

John McCain (R)

65,585

37.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,520

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

877

0.5%

Other

1,811

1.0%

TOTAL

175,407

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

76,806

45.2%

John Kerry (D)

90,314

53.2%

Other

2,741

1.6%

TOTAL

169,861

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

71,493

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

73,411

47.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8,664

5.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

404

0.3%

Other

1,002

0.6%

TOTAL

154,974

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

70,650

46.9%

Robert Dole (R)

63,915

42.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

9,457

6.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,774

3.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,142

0.8%

Other

807

0.5%

TOTAL

150,745

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 2

1992 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

69,215

42.5%

George Bush* (R)

57,375

35.3%

Ross Perot (I)

35,105

21.6%

Other

1,061

0.7%

TOTAL

162,756

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

77,524

54.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

63,586

44.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,119

0.8%

Other

711

0.5%

TOTAL

142,940

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 1

1984 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

89,314

62.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

51,243

36.0%

Other

1,763

1.2%

TOTAL

142,320

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

69,629

54.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

40,650

31.5%

John Anderson (I)

14,786

11.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,035

1.6%

Other

1,895

1.5%

TOTAL

128,995

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

55,018

45.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

60,922

50.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,387

1.2%

Other

2,517

2.1%

TOTAL

119,844

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

67,075

55.2%

George McGovern (D)

50,609

41.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,103

2.6%

Other

754

0.6%

TOTAL

121,541

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

50,068

53.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

37,565

40.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,083

5.4%

Other

704

0.8%

TOTAL

93,420

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

48,381

55.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

38,020

44.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

86,486

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

29,409

43.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

38,805

56.7%

Other

188

0.3%

TOTAL

68,402

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

31,294

64.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

16,925

34.9%

Other

265

0.5%

TOTAL

48,484

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

32,160

67.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

15,490

32.4%

Other

179

0.4%

TOTAL

47,829

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

13,085

38.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

19,998

58.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,122

3.3%

Other

195

0.6%

TOTAL

34,400

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 13

1944 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,721

53.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

13,647

46.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

29,457

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

17,237

54.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

14,107

44.5%

Other

334

1.1%

TOTAL

31,678

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 0

1936 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,923

61.1%

Alf Landon (R)

9,728

37.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

164

0.6%

Other

230

0.9%

TOTAL

26,045

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 1

1932 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

13,373

57.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

8,864

38.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

707

3.0%

Other

347

1.5%

TOTAL

23,291

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

11,666

69.4%

Al Smith (D)

4,954

29.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

179

1.1%

TOTAL

16,799

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

8,615

64.7%

John Davis (D)

1,242

9.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,292

24.7%

Other

169

1.3%

TOTAL

13,318

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 11

1920 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

6,970

67.5%

James Cox (D)

2,586

25.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

496

4.8%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

277

2.7%

TOTAL

10,329

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 7

1916 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

5,198

49.7%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,453

42.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

470

4.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

347

3.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

10,469

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,819

38.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,395

46.8%

William Taft* (R)

0.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

619

8.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

357

4.9%

TOTAL

7,258

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -22

1908 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,713

55.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,640

33.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

376

7.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

104

2.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1.7%

TOTAL

4,916

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,676

62.8%

Alton Parker (D)

1,152

27.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

353

8.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.8%

TOTAL

4,258

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 6

1900 President, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,988

52.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,599

42.3%

Other

194

5.1%

TOTAL

3,781

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	187,706	42.29%	7.6%
Black:	7,488	1.69%	3.4%
Indian:	1,809	0.41%	1.8%
Asian:	24,974	5.63%	23.2%
2+ races:	11,243	2.53%	25.8%
Hispanic:	210,617	47.45%	15.9%

Total non-White:	256,131	57.71%	16.0%

Change in White population:	-15,416	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	35,358	8.3

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area