Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Santa Barbara County, CA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Santa Barbara County, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+26.7 — 114,149 Democratic to 64,870 Republican of 184,715 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 6.6 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 Santa Barbara County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114,149 | 64,870 | 5,696 | 61.8% | 35.1% | D+26.7 |
| 2020 | 129,963 | 65,736 | 4,640 | 64.9% | 32.8% | D+32.1 |
| 2016 | 107,142 | 56,365 | 13,279 | 60.6% | 31.9% | D+28.7 |
| 2012 | 94,129 | 64,606 | 4,585 | 57.6% | 39.6% | D+18.1 |
| 2008 | 105,614 | 65,585 | 3,713 | 60.4% | 37.5% | D+22.9 |
| 2004 | 90,314 | 76,806 | 2,005 | 53.4% | 45.4% | D+8.0 |
| 2000 | 73,411 | 71,493 | 10,070 | 47.4% | 46.1% | D+1.2 |
Santa Barbara County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Santa Barbara County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Santa Barbara County, California in 2024 by D+26.7, with 184,715 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Santa Barbara County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Santa Barbara County shifted 5.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+32.1) and 2024 (D+26.7).
Is Santa Barbara County more Democratic or Republican than California overall?+
In 2024, Santa Barbara County went D+26.7 while California overall went D+20.1 — 6.6 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.