Santa Barbara County, California
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 5.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 40.6% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 48.2% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 1.7% |
▶Asian(6) | 5.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 1.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 2.1% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(3) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.0% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 32.8% | 70.7% |
| Other | 6.1% | 13.2% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4.7% | 10.1% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| Black Protestant | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Non-religious | 53.6% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+26.7 |
| 2020 | Biden+32.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton+28.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+18.0 |
| 2008 | Obama+22.8 |
| 2004 | Kerry+8.0 |
| 2000 | Gore+1.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+4.5 |
| 1992 | Clinton+7.3 |
Santa Barbara, California is a county that has a population of 443,701. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+26.7. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.8% | 35.1% | D+26.7 | R+5.4 |
| 2020 | 64.9% | 32.8% | D+32.1 | D+3.7 |
| 2016 | 59.9% | 31.5% | D+28.4 | D+10.4 |
| 2012 | 57.4% | 39.4% | D+18.0 | R+4.8 |
| 2008 | 60.2% | 37.4% | D+22.8 | D+14.9 |
| 2004 | 53.2% | 45.2% | D+8.0 | D+6.7 |
| 2000 | 47.4% | 46.1% | D+1.2 | R+3.2 |
| 1996 | 46.9% | 42.4% | D+4.5 | R+2.8 |
| 1992 | 42.5% | 35.3% | D+7.3 | D+17.0 |
| 1988 | 44.5% | 54.2% | R+9.8 | D+17.0 |
| 1984 | 36.0% | 62.8% | R+26.8 | R+4.3 |
| 1980 | 31.5% | 54.0% | R+22.5 | R+17.5 |
| 1976 | 45.9% | 50.8% | R+4.9 | D+8.6 |
| 1972 | 41.6% | 55.2% | R+13.6 | R+0.2 |
| 1968 | 40.2% | 53.6% | R+13.4 | R+25.4 |
| 1964 | 55.9% | 44.0% | D+12.0 | D+25.7 |
| 1960 | 43.0% | 56.7% | R+13.7 | D+15.9 |
| 1956 | 34.9% | 64.5% | R+29.6 | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | 32.9% | 66.7% | R+33.8 | R+13.7 |
| 1948 | 38.0% | 58.1% | R+20.1 | — |
What defines Santa Barbara?
It has a heavily immigrant community where nativity and ethnic networks shape the political landscape.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 26.7% margin
- Turnout decreased by 4.8 percentage points since the previous presidential election
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