Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Santa Cruz County, AZ — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Santa Cruz County, Arizona voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+18.6 — 11,265 Democratic to 7,699 Republican of 19,167 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 16.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 24.1 points more Democratic than Arizona overall (R+5.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Santa Cruz County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,265 | 7,699 | 203 | 58.8% | 40.2% | D+18.6 |
| 2020 | 13,138 | 6,194 | 224 | 67.2% | 31.7% | D+35.5 |
| 2016 | 11,690 | 3,897 | 846 | 71.1% | 23.7% | D+47.4 |
| 2012 | 9,486 | 4,235 | 173 | 68.3% | 30.5% | D+37.8 |
| 2008 | 8,683 | 4,518 | 102 | 65.3% | 34.0% | D+31.3 |
| 2004 | 6,909 | 4,668 | 91 | 59.2% | 40.0% | D+19.2 |
| 2000 | 5,233 | 3,344 | 316 | 58.8% | 37.6% | D+21.2 |
Santa Cruz County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Santa Cruz County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Santa Cruz County, Arizona in 2024 by D+18.6, with 19,167 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Santa Cruz County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Santa Cruz County shifted 16.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+35.5) and 2024 (D+18.6).
Is Santa Cruz County more Democratic or Republican than Arizona overall?+
In 2024, Santa Cruz County went D+18.6 while Arizona overall went R+5.5 — 24.1 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.