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San Benito County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won San Benito County by 12.6 points, out of 27,652 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+12.620002004: D+6.120042008: D+22.820082012: D+20.620122016: D+21.320162020: D+24.420202024: D+12.62024
San Benito County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM15,17954.9%
Donald J. Trump REP11,70242.3%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI4231.5%
Jill Stein GRN1580.6%
Claudia De la Cruz PF960.3%
Chase Oliver LIB910.3%
Peter Sonski (W/I)30.0%
Total27,652

San Benito County was D+12.6 against D+20.1 statewide, 7.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 General Election; President by County (printed pages 16-18 = PDF pages 18-20)

2020

California 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM17,62861.1%
Donald J. Trump REP10,59036.7%
Jo Jorgensen LIB3451.2%
Howie Hawkins GRN910.3%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI840.3%
Gloria La Riva PF830.3%
Brian Carroll (W/I)60.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)20.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)10.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)00.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)00.0%
Total28,830

San Benito County was D+24.4 against D+29.2 statewide, 4.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 3, 2020 General Election; President by County (printed pages 18-23 = PDF pages 22-27; the write-in candidates continue in a second column block)

2016

California 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM12,52157.1%
Donald J. Trump7,84135.8%
Gary Johnson LIB8153.7%
Jill Stein (GRN)3641.7%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)1580.7%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)1380.6%
Evan McMullin (W/I)860.4%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)10.0%
Mike Maturen (W/I)00.0%
Jerry White (W/I)00.0%
Total21,924

San Benito County was D+21.3 against D+30.1 statewide, 8.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 8, 2016, General Election (81 pages): President by county (pages 19-24; pages 22-24 hold two more write-in columns)

2012

California 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM11,27659.2%
Mitt Romney REP7,34338.6%
Gary Johnson LIB1640.9%
Roseanne Barr PF960.5%
Jill Stein GRN780.4%
Thomas Hoefling AI570.3%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)290.2%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)10.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)00.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)00.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)00.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total19,044

San Benito County was D+20.6 against D+23.1 statewide, 2.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 6, 2012 General Election; President by County (printed pages 17-22 = PDF pages 19-24; the write-in candidates continue in a second column block). * = incumbent

2008

California 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM11,91760.5%
John McCain REP7,42537.7%
All other candidates3631.8%
Total19,705

San Benito County was D+22.8 against D+24.1 statewide, 1.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

California 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM9,85152.6%
George W. Bush REP8,69846.5%
All other candidates1760.9%
Total18,725

San Benito County was D+6.1 against D+9.9 statewide, 3.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

California 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM9,13154.3%
George W. Bush REP7,01541.7%
All other candidates6854.1%
Total16,831

San Benito County was D+12.6 against D+11.8 statewide, 0.8 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won San Benito County, California in 2024?

Kamala Harris won San Benito County by 12.6 points, out of 27,652 votes counted for president.

Is San Benito County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 12.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 24.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 21.3 points; 2012: Democratic by 20.6 points; 2008: Democratic by 22.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 6.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 12.6 points.

How does San Benito County vote compared with the rest of California?

In 2024 it was 7.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 12.6 points against Democratic by 20.1 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data