Santa Clara County, California presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Santa Clara County by 39.9 points, out of 750,606 votes for president.
2024
California 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 510,744 | 68.0% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 210,924 | 28.1% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 12,164 | 1.6% | |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI | 9,231 | 1.2% | |
| Chase Oliver LIB | 4,090 | 0.5% | |
| Claudia De la Cruz PF | 3,280 | 0.4% | |
| Peter Sonski (W/I) | 173 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 750,606 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+39.9 against D+20.1 statewide, 19.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
California 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 617,967 | 72.6% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 214,612 | 25.2% | |
| Jo Jorgensen LIB | 9,131 | 1.1% | |
| Howie Hawkins GRN | 4,040 | 0.5% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI | 2,623 | 0.3% | |
| Gloria La Riva PF | 2,149 | 0.3% | |
| Brian Carroll (W/I) | 151 | 0.0% | |
| Jesse Ventura (W/I) | 29 | 0.0% | |
| Mark Charles (W/I) | 24 | 0.0% | |
| Joseph Kishore (W/I) | 8 | 0.0% | |
| Brock Pierce (W/I) | 7 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 850,741 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+47.4 against D+29.2 statewide, 18.2 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
California 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 511,684 | 72.7% | |
| Donald J. Trump | 144,826 | 20.6% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 25,325 | 3.6% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 12,664 | 1.8% | |
| Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I) | 4,066 | 0.6% | |
| Gloria Estela La Riva (PF) | 2,759 | 0.4% | |
| Evan McMullin (W/I) | 2,296 | 0.3% | |
| Mike Maturen (W/I) | 61 | 0.0% | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I) | 25 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (W/I) | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 703,709 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+52.1 against D+30.1 statewide, 22.0 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
California 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 450,818 | 70.1% | |
| Mitt Romney REP | 174,843 | 27.2% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 7,889 | 1.2% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 4,391 | 0.7% | |
| Roseanne Barr PF | 2,298 | 0.4% | |
| Thomas Hoefling AI | 1,712 | 0.3% | |
| Ron Paul NPP (W/I) | 1,040 | 0.2% | |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I) | 75 | 0.0% | |
| Virgil Goode NPP (W/I) | 13 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White NPP (W/I) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| James Harris NPP (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Stephen Durham NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 643,091 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+42.9 against D+23.1 statewide, 19.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2008
California 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 462,241 | 69.4% | |
| John McCain REP | 190,039 | 28.6% | |
| All other candidates | 13,309 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 665,589 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+40.8 against D+24.1 statewide, 16.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2004
California 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry DEM | 386,100 | 64.1% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 209,094 | 34.7% | |
| All other candidates | 7,420 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 602,614 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+29.4 against D+9.9 statewide, 19.5 points more Democratic than the state.
2000
California 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 332,490 | 60.7% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 188,750 | 34.4% | |
| All other candidates | 26,889 | 4.9% | |
| Total | 548,129 | ||
Santa Clara County was D+26.3 against D+11.8 statewide, 14.5 points more Democratic than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Santa Clara County, California in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Santa Clara County by 39.9 points, out of 750,606 votes counted for president.
Is Santa Clara County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 39.9 points; 2020: Democratic by 47.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 52.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 42.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 40.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 29.4 points; 2000: Democratic by 26.3 points.
How does Santa Clara County vote compared with the rest of California?
In 2024 it was 19.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 39.9 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