Election Results for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,986	10.2
Deaths:	10,279	10.5
Net Migration:	-6,612	-6.8
Net Immigration:	832	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10,417	D +29,086	D + 1.3%
D +39,503
2020 vs. 2012	R +7,041	D +38,955	D + 5.3%
D +45,996
2020 vs. 2008	R +6,698	D +24,352	D + 2.0%
D +31,050

2016 vs. 2008	R -3,719	R +4,734	D + 0.7%
D -8,453
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	199,938	74.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	61,825	23.0%	6,554 [+]	2.4%	268,317	-24	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,418 (1.3%);
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	160,435	68.8%	Donald Trump (R)	51,408	22.0%	21,460 [+]	9.2%	233,303	-24	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,987 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,347 (3.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 543 (0.2%);
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	153,942	71.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	54,784	25.3%	8,139 [+]	3.8%	216,865	-22	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,754 (1.3%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	168,888	73.6%	John McCain (R)	55,127	24.0%	5,336 [+]	2.3%	229,351	-22	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,002 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,292 (0.6%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	148,261	67.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	68,204	30.9%	4,225 [+]	1.9%	220,690	-20	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	117,295	59.5%	George W. Bush (R)	63,529	32.2%	16,182 [+]	8.2%	197,006	-16	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 14,324 (7.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 530 (0.3%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	100,738	55.6%	Robert Dole (R)	53,555	29.5%	27,004 [+]	14.9%	181,297	-11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 13,862 (7.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 9,547 (5.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,970 (1.1%);
1992	65%	Bill Clinton (D)	104,334	52.8%	George Bush* (R)	47,619	24.1%	45,738 [+]	23.1%	197,691	-13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 43,859 (22.2%);
1988	58%	Michael Dukakis (D)	91,262	56.5%	George Bush (R)	67,725	41.9%	2,596 [+]	1.6%	161,583	-11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,679 (1.0%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	76,447	51.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	71,295	47.6%	1,915	1.3%	149,657	-8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	60,722	48.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	45,596	36.2%	19,667 [+]	15.6%	125,985	-3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 14,068 (11.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,903 (2.3%);
1976	59%	Gerald Ford* (R)	50,555	47.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	50,353	47.5%	5,044 [+]	4.8%	105,952	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,380 (1.3%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	57,697	54.7%	George McGovern (D)	43,746	41.5%	3,991 [+]	3.8%	105,434	-6	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,192 (3.0%);
1968	64%	Richard Nixon (R)	38,088	48.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	33,587	43.0%	6,384 [+]	8.2%	78,059	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,875 (7.5%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	44,354	61.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	27,677	38.4%	105	0.1%	72,136	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	34,641	54.1%	John Kennedy (D)	29,147	45.5%	244	0.4%	64,032	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	33,659	61.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,616	37.9%	86	0.2%	54,361	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	35,605	66.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	17,675	32.8%	594	1.1%	53,874	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	22,077	55.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	16,026	40.1%	1,881 [+]	4.7%	39,984	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,705 (4.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	56%	Thomas Dewey (R)	16,309	50.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,949	49.3%	111	0.3%	32,369	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	67%	Wendell Willkie (R)	16,819	51.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,230	47.0%	330	1.0%	32,379	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,273	60.2%	Alf Landon (R)	11,185	39.0%	248 [+]	0.9%	28,706	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 83 (0.3%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	59%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	15,686	61.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	9,161	35.7%	822 [+]	3.2%	25,669	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 583 (2.3%);
1928	53%	Herbert Hoover (R)	12,891	59.7%	Al Smith (D)	8,506	39.4%	194 [+]	0.9%	21,591	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 194 (0.9%);
1924	45%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	9,535	56.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	5,469	32.1%	2,024 [+]	11.9%	17,028	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,767 (10.4%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	10,377	66.9%	James Cox (D)	4,070	26.2%	1,065 [+]	6.9%	15,512	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 680 (4.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 385 (2.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	55%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	9,733	50.4%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,377	43.4%	1,214 [+]	6.3%	19,324	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 921 (4.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 293 (1.5%);
1912	42%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	6,500	45.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	5,806	40.9%	1,893 [+]	13.3%	14,199	-23	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,494 (10.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 367 (2.6%); William Taft* (R) 32 (0.2%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	5,427	57.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,168	33.6%	844 [+]	8.9%	9,439	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 483 (5.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 285 (3.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 76 (0.8%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,269	61.6%	Alton Parker (D)	2,816	32.9%	463 [+]	5.4%	8,548	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 345 (4.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 118 (1.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	32%	William McKinley* (R)	4,381	54.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,517	43.4%	209 [+]	2.6%	8,107	2	0.06%
[-] 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 Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

199,938

74.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

61,825

23.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,418

1.3%

Other

3,136

1.2%

TOTAL

268,317

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -24

2016 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

160,435

68.8%

Donald Trump (R)

51,408

22.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,987

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,347

3.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

543

0.2%

Other

4,583

2.0%

TOTAL

233,303

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -24

2012 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

153,942

71.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

54,784

25.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,754

1.3%

Other

5,385

2.5%

TOTAL

216,865

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -22

2008 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

168,888

73.6%

John McCain (R)

55,127

24.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,002

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,292

0.6%

Other

2,042

0.9%

TOTAL

229,351

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -22

2004 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

68,204

30.9%

John Kerry (D)

148,261

67.2%

Other

4,225

1.9%

TOTAL

220,690

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -20

2000 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

63,529

32.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

117,295

59.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

14,324

7.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

530

0.3%

Other

1,328

0.7%

TOTAL

197,006

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -16

1996 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

100,738

55.6%

Robert Dole (R)

53,555

29.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

13,862

7.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9,547

5.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,970

1.1%

Other

1,625

0.9%

TOTAL

181,297

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -11

1992 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

104,334

52.8%

George Bush* (R)

47,619

24.1%

Ross Perot (I)

43,859

22.2%

Other

1,879

1.0%

TOTAL

197,691

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -13

1988 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

67,725

41.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

91,262

56.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,679

1.0%

Other

917

0.6%

TOTAL

161,583

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -11

1984 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

76,447

51.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

71,295

47.6%

Other

1,915

1.3%

TOTAL

149,657

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

60,722

48.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

45,596

36.2%

John Anderson (I)

14,068

11.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,903

2.3%

Other

2,696

2.1%

TOTAL

125,985

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

50,353

47.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

50,555

47.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,380

1.3%

Other

3,664

3.5%

TOTAL

105,952

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

57,697

54.7%

George McGovern (D)

43,746

41.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,192

3.0%

Other

799

0.8%

TOTAL

105,434

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

38,088

48.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

33,587

43.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,875

7.5%

Other

509

0.7%

TOTAL

78,059

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 5

1964 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

44,354

61.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

27,677

38.4%

Other

105

0.1%

TOTAL

72,136

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

29,147

45.5%

Richard Nixon (R)

34,641

54.1%

Other

244

0.4%

TOTAL

64,032

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

33,659

61.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,616

37.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

54,361

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 5

1952 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

35,605

66.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

17,675

32.8%

Other

594

1.1%

TOTAL

53,874

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

16,026

40.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

22,077

55.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,705

4.3%

Other

176

0.4%

TOTAL

39,984

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 10

1944 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,949

49.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

16,309

50.4%

Other

111

0.3%

TOTAL

32,369

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,230

47.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

16,819

51.9%

Other

330

1.0%

TOTAL

32,379

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

17,273

60.2%

Alf Landon (R)

11,185

39.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

165

0.6%

TOTAL

28,706

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

15,686

61.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

9,161

35.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

583

2.3%

Other

239

0.9%

TOTAL

25,669

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

12,891

59.7%

Al Smith (D)

8,506

39.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

194

0.9%

TOTAL

21,591

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

9,535

56.0%

John Davis (D)

1,767

10.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

5,469

32.1%

Other

257

1.5%

TOTAL

17,028

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

10,377

66.9%

James Cox (D)

4,070

26.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

680

4.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

385

2.5%

TOTAL

15,512

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 7

1916 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,377

43.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

9,733

50.4%

Allan Benson (Soc)

921

4.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

293

1.5%

TOTAL

19,324

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

6,500

45.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

5,806

40.9%

William Taft* (R)

0.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,494

10.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

367

2.6%

TOTAL

14,199

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,427

57.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,168

33.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

483

5.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

285

3.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.8%

TOTAL

9,439

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,269

61.6%

Alton Parker (D)

2,816

32.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

345

4.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

118

1.4%

TOTAL

8,548

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 5

1900 President, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,381

54.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,517

43.4%

Other

209

2.6%

TOTAL

8,107

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	292,667	60.64%	8.5%
Black:	8,137	1.69%	20.2%
Indian:	3,310	0.69%	7.6%
Asian:	24,131	5.00%	25.6%
2+ races:	15,112	3.13%	16.7%
Hispanic:	139,293	28.86%	15.7%

Total non-White:	189,983	39.36%	15.9%

Change in White population:	-27,360	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,132	5.4

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area