Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Ventura County, CA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Ventura County, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+15.1 — 217,424 Democratic to 158,901 Republican of 387,595 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 6.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 5.0 points more Republican 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 Ventura County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 217,424 | 158,901 | 11,270 | 56.1% | 41.0% | D+15.1 |
| 2020 | 251,388 | 162,207 | 9,230 | 59.5% | 38.4% | D+21.1 |
| 2016 | 194,402 | 132,323 | 25,001 | 55.3% | 37.6% | D+17.6 |
| 2012 | 170,929 | 147,958 | 8,087 | 52.3% | 45.3% | D+7.0 |
| 2008 | 187,601 | 145,853 | 6,346 | 55.2% | 42.9% | D+12.3 |
| 2004 | 148,859 | 160,314 | 3,736 | 47.6% | 51.2% | R+3.7 |
| 2000 | 133,258 | 136,173 | 13,261 | 47.1% | 48.2% | R+1.0 |
Ventura County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Ventura County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Ventura County, California in 2024 by D+15.1, with 387,595 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Ventura County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Ventura County shifted 6.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+21.1) and 2024 (D+15.1).
Is Ventura County more Democratic or Republican than California overall?+
In 2024, Ventura County went D+15.1 while California overall went D+20.1 — 5.0 points more Republican 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.