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San Diego County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won San Diego County by 16.8 points, out of 1,478,028 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+3.920002004: R+6.220042008: D+10.220082012: D+7.620122016: D+19.720162020: D+22.720202024: D+16.82024
San Diego County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM841,37256.9%
Donald J. Trump REP593,27040.1%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI16,3871.1%
Jill Stein GRN14,2071.0%
Chase Oliver LIB7,4870.5%
Claudia De la Cruz PF5,0630.3%
Peter Sonski (W/I)2420.0%
Total1,478,028

San Diego County was D+16.8 against D+20.1 statewide, 3.3 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 DEM964,65060.2%
Donald J. Trump REP600,09437.5%
Jo Jorgensen LIB21,3861.3%
Howie Hawkins GRN7,4210.5%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI5,3020.3%
Gloria La Riva PF2,8690.2%
Brian Carroll (W/I)2750.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)510.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)490.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)300.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)160.0%
Total1,602,143

San Diego County was D+22.7 against D+29.2 statewide, 6.5 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 DEM735,47656.3%
Donald J. Trump477,76636.6%
Gary Johnson LIB51,6634.0%
Jill Stein (GRN)22,8201.7%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)10,2550.8%
Evan McMullin (W/I)4,8510.4%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)3,3530.3%
Mike Maturen (W/I)1520.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)420.0%
Jerry White (W/I)220.0%
Total1,306,400

San Diego County was D+19.7 against D+30.1 statewide, 10.4 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 DEM626,95752.6%
Mitt Romney REP536,72645.0%
Gary Johnson LIB14,6561.2%
Jill Stein GRN5,7870.5%
Roseanne Barr PF3,2310.3%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)3,1400.3%
Thomas Hoefling AI1,6140.1%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)700.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)700.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)130.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)100.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)70.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)10.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total1,192,282

San Diego County was D+7.6 against D+23.1 statewide, 15.5 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 DEM666,58154.1%
John McCain REP541,03243.9%
All other candidates23,4341.9%
Total1,231,047

San Diego County was D+10.2 against D+24.1 statewide, 13.9 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
George W. Bush REP596,03352.6%
John Kerry DEM526,43746.4%
All other candidates11,1141.0%
Total1,133,584

San Diego County was R+6.2 against D+9.9 statewide, 16.1 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
George W. Bush REP475,73649.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM437,66645.7%
All other candidates45,2324.7%
Total958,634

San Diego County was R+3.9 against D+11.8 statewide, 15.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won San Diego County, California in 2024?

Kamala Harris won San Diego County by 16.8 points, out of 1,478,028 votes counted for president.

Is San Diego County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 16.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 22.7 points; 2016: Democratic by 19.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 7.6 points; 2008: Democratic by 10.2 points; 2004: Republican by 6.2 points; 2000: Republican by 3.9 points.

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

In 2024 it was 3.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 16.8 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