Santa Clara County, CA — Elections & Voting
Presidential election results and party lean trends
Election Overview
Source: Santa Clara County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
510,744
68.1%
GOP Votes
210,924
28.1%
Total Votes
750,433
Margin
D+40.0%
Shift from 2020
R+7.5pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+40.0%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 510,744 | 210,924 | 750,433 | 68.1% | 28.1% | D+40.0 |
| 2020 | 617,967 | 214,612 | 850,522 | 72.7% | 25.2% | D+47.4 |
| 2016 | 483,472 | 137,452 | 659,148 | 73.4% | 20.8% | D+52.5 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Santa Clara County recorded 750,433 total votes. Democrats won the county with 68.1% of the vote compared to 28.1% for Republicans, a margin of D+40.0%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+7.5pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Santa Clara County has shifted 12.6 percentage points toward Republicans.