San Luis Obispo County, California presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won San Luis Obispo County by 10.9 points, out of 150,812 votes for president.
2024
California 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 81,314 | 53.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 64,932 | 43.1% | |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI | 2,188 | 1.5% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 1,055 | 0.7% | |
| Chase Oliver LIB | 880 | 0.6% | |
| Claudia De la Cruz PF | 397 | 0.3% | |
| Peter Sonski (W/I) | 46 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 150,812 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was D+10.8 against D+20.1 statewide, 9.3 points more Republican than the state.
2020
California 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 88,310 | 55.3% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 67,436 | 42.2% | |
| Jo Jorgensen LIB | 2,408 | 1.5% | |
| Howie Hawkins GRN | 794 | 0.5% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI | 455 | 0.3% | |
| Gloria La Riva PF | 278 | 0.2% | |
| Brian Carroll (W/I) | 22 | 0.0% | |
| Mark Charles (W/I) | 7 | 0.0% | |
| Jesse Ventura (W/I) | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Joseph Kishore (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Brock Pierce (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 159,714 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was D+13.1 against D+29.2 statewide, 16.1 points more Republican than the state.
2016
California 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 67,107 | 49.7% | |
| Donald J. Trump | 56,164 | 41.6% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 6,473 | 4.8% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 2,848 | 2.1% | |
| Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I) | 1,273 | 0.9% | |
| Evan McMullin (W/I) | 702 | 0.5% | |
| Gloria Estela La Riva (PF) | 425 | 0.3% | |
| Mike Maturen (W/I) | 13 | 0.0% | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I) | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 135,009 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was D+8.1 against D+30.1 statewide, 22.0 points more Republican than the state.
2012
California 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 61,258 | 48.8% | |
| Mitt Romney REP | 59,967 | 47.7% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 1,776 | 1.4% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 1,085 | 0.9% | |
| Ron Paul NPP (W/I) | 631 | 0.5% | |
| Roseanne Barr PF | 460 | 0.4% | |
| Thomas Hoefling AI | 420 | 0.3% | |
| Virgil Goode NPP (W/I) | 21 | 0.0% | |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I) | 17 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White NPP (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| James Harris NPP (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Stephen Durham NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 125,638 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was D+1.1 against D+23.1 statewide, 22.0 points more Republican than the state.
2008
California 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 68,176 | 51.4% | |
| John McCain REP | 61,055 | 46.0% | |
| All other candidates | 3,422 | 2.6% | |
| Total | 132,653 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was D+5.4 against D+24.1 statewide, 18.7 points more Republican than the state.
2004
California 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 67,995 | 52.9% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 58,742 | 45.7% | |
| All other candidates | 1,910 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 128,647 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was R+7.2 against D+9.9 statewide, 17.1 points more Republican than the state.
2000
California 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 56,859 | 52.2% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 44,526 | 40.9% | |
| All other candidates | 7,501 | 6.9% | |
| Total | 108,886 | ||
San Luis Obispo County was R+11.3 against D+11.8 statewide, 23.1 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won San Luis Obispo County, California in 2024?
Kamala Harris won San Luis Obispo County by 10.9 points, out of 150,812 votes counted for president.
Is San Luis Obispo County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 10.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 8.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 1.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.4 points; 2004: Republican by 7.2 points; 2000: Republican by 11.3 points.
How does San Luis Obispo County vote compared with the rest of California?
In 2024 it was 9.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 10.8 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