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Santa Barbara County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Santa Barbara County by 26.7 points, out of 184,781 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: D+1.320002004: D+8.020042008: D+22.920082012: D+18.020122016: D+28.720162020: D+32.120202024: D+26.72024
Santa Barbara County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM114,14961.8%
Donald J. Trump REP64,87035.1%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI2,5711.4%
Jill Stein GRN1,4270.8%
Chase Oliver LIB8990.5%
Claudia De la Cruz PF7990.4%
Peter Sonski (W/I)660.0%
Total184,781

Santa Barbara County was D+26.7 against D+20.1 statewide, 6.6 points more Democratic 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 DEM129,96364.9%
Donald J. Trump REP65,73632.8%
Jo Jorgensen LIB2,4161.2%
Howie Hawkins GRN9390.5%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI7140.4%
Gloria La Riva PF5200.3%
Brian Carroll (W/I)350.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)70.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)70.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)20.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)00.0%
Total200,339

Santa Barbara County was D+32.1 against D+29.2 statewide, 2.9 points more Democratic 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 DEM107,14260.6%
Donald J. Trump56,36531.9%
Gary Johnson LIB6,7483.8%
Jill Stein (GRN)3,7192.1%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)1,3660.8%
Evan McMullin (W/I)7330.4%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)6930.4%
Mike Maturen (W/I)180.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)10.0%
Jerry White (W/I)10.0%
Total176,786

Santa Barbara County was D+28.7 against D+30.1 statewide, 1.4 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 DEM94,12957.6%
Mitt Romney REP64,60639.6%
Gary Johnson LIB2,0631.3%
Jill Stein GRN1,3220.8%
Roseanne Barr PF5090.3%
Thomas Hoefling AI4380.3%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)2340.1%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)140.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)30.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)10.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)10.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total163,320

Santa Barbara County was D+18.0 against D+23.1 statewide, 5.1 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 DEM105,61460.4%
John McCain REP65,58537.5%
All other candidates3,7132.1%
Total174,912

Santa Barbara County was D+22.9 against D+24.1 statewide, 1.2 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 DEM90,31453.4%
George W. Bush REP76,80645.4%
All other candidates2,0051.2%
Total169,125

Santa Barbara County was D+8.0 against D+9.9 statewide, 1.9 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)

2000

California 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM73,41147.4%
George W. Bush REP71,49346.1%
All other candidates10,0706.5%
Total154,974

Santa Barbara County was D+1.3 against D+11.8 statewide, 10.5 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 Santa Barbara County, California in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Santa Barbara County by 26.7 points, out of 184,781 votes counted for president.

Is Santa Barbara County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 26.7 points; 2020: Democratic by 32.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 28.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 18.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 22.9 points; 2004: Democratic by 8.0 points; 2000: Democratic by 1.3 points.

How does Santa Barbara County vote compared with the rest of California?

In 2024 it was 6.6 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 26.7 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