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Santa Cruz County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Santa Cruz County by 54.4 points, out of 134,155 votes for president.

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D+70R+70D+35R+352000: D+34.220002004: D+48.320042008: D+57.720082012: D+55.620122016: D+56.520162020: D+60.320202024: D+54.42024
Santa Cruz County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM100,99875.3%
Donald J. Trump REP27,97820.9%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI2,0591.5%
Jill Stein GRN1,7621.3%
Claudia De la Cruz PF7300.5%
Chase Oliver LIB6080.5%
Peter Sonski (W/I)200.0%
Total134,155

Santa Cruz County was D+54.4 against D+20.1 statewide, 34.3 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 DEM114,24678.9%
Donald J. Trump REP26,93718.6%
Jo Jorgensen LIB1,7041.2%
Howie Hawkins GRN1,0620.7%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI4340.3%
Gloria La Riva PF4130.3%
Brian Carroll (W/I)170.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)90.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)80.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)40.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)30.0%
Total144,837

Santa Cruz County was D+60.3 against D+29.2 statewide, 31.1 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 DEM95,24973.9%
Donald J. Trump22,43817.4%
Jill Stein (GRN)4,4853.5%
Gary Johnson LIB4,3253.4%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)1,3951.1%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)6270.5%
Evan McMullin (W/I)2830.2%
Mike Maturen (W/I)100.0%
Jerry White (W/I)50.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)40.0%
Total128,821

Santa Cruz County was D+56.5 against D+30.1 statewide, 26.4 points more Democratic 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 DEM90,80575.6%
Mitt Romney REP24,04720.0%
Gary Johnson LIB1,9711.6%
Jill Stein GRN1,8571.5%
Roseanne Barr PF6750.6%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)4150.3%
Thomas Hoefling AI2780.2%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)390.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)50.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)20.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)10.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)00.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total120,095

Santa Cruz County was D+55.6 against D+23.1 statewide, 32.5 points more Democratic 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 DEM98,74577.5%
John McCain REP25,24419.8%
All other candidates3,4942.7%
Total127,483

Santa Cruz County was D+57.7 against D+24.1 statewide, 33.7 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)

2004

California 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM89,10273.2%
George W. Bush REP30,35424.9%
All other candidates2,2771.9%
Total121,733

Santa Cruz County was D+48.3 against D+9.9 statewide, 38.4 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)

2000

California 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM66,61861.5%
George W. Bush REP29,62727.3%
All other candidates12,10511.2%
Total108,350

Santa Cruz County was D+34.2 against D+11.8 statewide, 22.4 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 Santa Cruz County, California in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Santa Cruz County by 54.4 points, out of 134,155 votes counted for president.

Is Santa Cruz County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 54.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 60.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 56.5 points; 2012: Democratic by 55.6 points; 2008: Democratic by 57.7 points; 2004: Democratic by 48.3 points; 2000: Democratic by 34.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 34.3 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 54.4 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