Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Monterey County, CA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Monterey County, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+29.9 — 93,060 Democratic to 49,226 Republican of 146,718 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 11.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 9.8 points more Democratic than California overall (D+20.1).
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 Monterey County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93,060 | 49,226 | 4,432 | 63.4% | 33.6% | D+29.9 |
| 2020 | 113,953 | 46,299 | 3,671 | 69.5% | 28.2% | D+41.3 |
| 2016 | 89,088 | 34,895 | 9,425 | 66.8% | 26.2% | D+40.6 |
| 2012 | 82,920 | 37,390 | 3,208 | 67.1% | 30.3% | D+36.9 |
| 2008 | 88,453 | 38,797 | 2,533 | 68.2% | 29.9% | D+38.3 |
| 2004 | 75,241 | 47,838 | 1,465 | 60.4% | 38.4% | D+22.0 |
| 2000 | 67,618 | 43,761 | 6,155 | 57.5% | 37.2% | D+20.3 |
Monterey County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Monterey County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Monterey County, California in 2024 by D+29.9, with 146,718 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Monterey County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Monterey County shifted 11.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+41.3) and 2024 (D+29.9).
Is Monterey County more Democratic or Republican than California overall?+
In 2024, Monterey County went D+29.9 while California overall went D+20.1 — 9.8 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.