| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 323,719 | 62,594 | 402,997 | |
| 2020 | D | 378,156 | 56,417 | 443,553 | |
| 2016 | D | 345,084 | 37,688 | 408,541 | |
| 2012 | D | 301,723 | 47,076 | 361,795 | |
| 2008 | D | 322,220 | 52,292 | 383,796 | |
| 2004 | D | 296,772 | 54,355 | 357,465 | |
| 2000 | D | 241,578 | 51,496 | 319,786 | |
| 1996 | D | 209,777 | 45,479 | 290,385 | |
| 1992 | D | 233,263 | 57,352 | 322,207 | |
| 1988 | D | 201,887 | 72,503 | 277,394 | |
| 1984 | D | 193,278 | 90,219 | 286,972 | |
| 1980 | D | 133,184 | 80,967 | 254,028 | |
| 1976 | D | 133,733 | 103,561 | 256,888 | |
| 1972 | D | 170,882 | 127,461 | 304,770 | |
| 1968 | D | 177,509 | 100,970 | 299,947 | |
| 1964 | D | 230,758 | 92,994 | 323,908 | |
| 1960 | D | 197,734 | 143,001 | 342,219 | |
| 1956 | R | 161,766 | 173,648 | 336,967 | |
| 1952 | R | 167,282 | 188,531 | 359,949 | |
| 1948 | D | 167,726 | 160,135 | 350,709 | |
| 1944 | D | 208,609 | 134,163 | 344,731 | |
| 1940 | D | 185,607 | 122,449 | 311,878 | |
| 1936 | D | 196,197 | 65,436 | 265,001 | |
| 1932 | D | 144,236 | 70,152 | 223,197 | |
| 1928 | D | 96,632 | 95,987 | 195,468 | |
| 1924 | R | 9,811 | 73,494 | 153,920 | |
| 1920 | R | 32,637 | 96,105 | 147,450 | |
| 1916 | D | 78,225 | 63,093 | 149,152 | |
| 1912 | D | 48,953 | 0 | 101,148 | |
| 1908 | R | 21,260 | 33,184 | 60,124 | |
| 1904 | R | 18,027 | 39,816 | 65,427 | |
| 1900 | R | 25,212 | 35,208 | 63,202 | |
| 1896 | R | 30,649 | 31,041 | 63,086 | |
| 1892 | D | 31,022 | 24,416 | 58,435 | |
| 1888 | D | 28,699 | 25,708 | 55,717 | |
| 1884 | R | 21,202 | 25,509 | 47,719 | |
| 1880 | D | 21,471 | 19,080 | 41,239 | |
| 1876 | R | 20,399 | 21,172 | 41,572 |
San Francisco County returns Democratic presidential margins exceeding 60 points, reflecting a highly educated, dense electorate where registered Republicans account for a small single-digit share of voters.
The Democratic margin in San Francisco County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-five points in 2016; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points, still in line with the county's long pattern.
San Francisco County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $140,970, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Baltimore city and St. Louis city.
