| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 126,647 | 128,996 | 264,916 | |
| 2020 | D | 161,137 | 121,098 | 289,781 | |
| 2016 | D | 121,124 | 88,936 | 227,002 | |
| 2012 | D | 114,121 | 86,071 | 205,364 | |
| 2008 | D | 113,974 | 91,607 | 210,308 | |
| 2004 | R | 87,012 | 100,978 | 189,864 | |
| 2000 | R | 79,776 | 81,773 | 167,239 | |
| 1996 | D | 67,253 | 65,131 | 145,140 | |
| 1992 | D | 63,655 | 58,355 | 154,210 | |
| 1988 | R | 61,699 | 75,309 | 138,453 | |
| 1984 | R | 53,846 | 81,795 | 137,213 | |
| 1980 | R | 41,551 | 64,718 | 116,863 | |
| 1976 | R | 48,733 | 50,277 | 101,361 | |
| 1972 | R | 44,062 | 61,646 | 111,469 | |
| 1968 | R | 42,073 | 47,293 | 98,589 | |
| 1964 | D | 59,210 | 36,546 | 95,839 | |
| 1960 | R | 42,855 | 48,441 | 91,657 | |
| 1956 | R | 36,941 | 44,491 | 81,600 | |
| 1952 | R | 34,510 | 44,033 | 79,107 | |
| 1948 | R | 27,908 | 29,135 | 59,361 | |
| 1944 | D | 27,074 | 24,357 | 51,588 | |
| 1940 | D | 26,536 | 23,403 | 50,498 | |
| 1936 | D | 29,078 | 10,172 | 39,723 | |
| 1932 | D | 21,929 | 11,145 | 34,626 | |
| 1928 | R | 10,343 | 16,695 | 27,326 | |
| 1924 | R | 2,397 | 11,056 | 22,607 | |
| 1920 | R | 6,487 | 12,003 | 19,698 | |
| 1916 | D | 11,454 | 7,861 | 20,661 | |
| 1912 | D | 7,969 | 0 | 13,739 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,331 | 4,470 | 8,564 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,293 | 4,498 | 7,296 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,873 | 3,318 | 6,379 | |
| 1896 | D | 3,500 | 3,500 | 7,167 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,106 | 2,958 | 7,029 | |
| 1888 | R | 2,822 | 2,829 | 5,981 | |
| 1884 | R | 2,898 | 3,079 | 6,119 | |
| 1880 | R | 2,409 | 2,568 | 4,985 | |
| 1876 | R | 1,850 | 2,270 | 4,120 |
San Joaquin County's rapid suburban growth around Stockton has compressed its presidential margins over two cycles, flipping to a slim Republican edge in 2024 after years of Democratic pluralities driven by its large Latino and Southeast Asian communities.
The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached thirty-eight points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
San Joaquin County's demographics — a population of 797,334, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,179 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Merced County and Cumberland County.
