Monterey-Salinas, California
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 67.8% | 209,237 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 28.8% | 88,906 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent | 3.4% | 10,359 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 67.8%Harris209,237 | 28.8%Trump88,906 | 3.4%Kennedy10,359 | 308,502 | ||
| D | 72.6%Biden245,827 | 24.8%Trump83,826 | 2.6%Jorgensen8,749 | 338,402 | ||
| D | 68.9%Clinton196,858 | 22.8%Trump65,174 | 8.2%Johnson23,510 | 285,542 | ||
| D | 70.3%Obama185,001 | 26.2%Romney68,780 | 3.5%Johnson9,203 | 262,984 | ||
| D | 71.8%Obama199,115 | 25.8%McCain71,466 | 2.4%Nader6,726 | 277,307 | ||
| D | 65.6%Kerry174,194 | 32.7%Bush86,890 | 1.6%Badnarik4,378 | 265,462 | ||
| D | 59.1%Gore143,367 | 33.1%Bush80,403 | 7.8%Nader18,945 | 242,715 | ||
| D | 54.5%Clinton122,980 | 32.3%Dole72,944 | 13.1%Perot29,602 | 225,526 | ||
| D | 51.9%Clinton126,398 | 26.9%Bush65,489 | 21.2%Perot51,533 | 243,420 | ||
| D | 54.7%Dukakis116,690 | 43.8%Bush93,328 | 1.5%Paul3,282 | 213,300 | ||
| R | 46.9%Mondale93,378 | 51.8%Reagan103,057 | 1.3%Bergland2,562 | 198,997 | ||
| R | 35.6%Carter64,181 | 49.3%Reagan88,853 | 15.1%Anderson27,166 | 180,200 | ||
| D | 48.3%Carter77,743 | 47.4%Ford76,166 | 4.3%Macbride6,893 | 160,802 | ||
| R | 42.4%McGovern67,463 | 53.9%Nixon85,764 | 3.7%Schmitz5,821 | 159,048 | ||
| R | 41.8%Humphrey51,562 | 50.3%Nixon61,996 | 7.9%Wallace9,739 | 123,297 | ||
| D | 60.5%Johnson70,586 | 39.3%Goldwater45,859 | 0.2%Hass280 | 116,725 | ||
| R | 42.3%Kennedy45,340 | 57.3%Nixon61,342 | 0.4%Byrd380 | 107,062 | ||
| R | 38.6%Stevenson34,707 | 61.1%Eisenhower54,875 | 0.3%Andrews230 | 89,812 | ||
| R | 35.2%Stevenson30,382 | 64.0%Eisenhower55,199 | 0.7%Hallinan646 | 86,227 | ||
| R | 42.1%Truman27,662 | 53.9%Dewey35,403 | 4.1%Thurmond2,675 | 65,740 | ||
| D | 49.8%Roosevelt25,697 | 49.6%Dewey25,601 | 0.6%Thomas334 | 51,632 | ||
| D | 51.4%Roosevelt27,882 | 47.4%Willkie25,670 | 1.2%Thomas650 | 54,202 | ||
| D | 57.4%Roosevelt24,158 | 41.2%Landon17,340 | 1.5%Lemke619 | 42,117 | ||
| D | 56.5%Roosevelt19,471 | 39.1%Hoover13,474 | 4.5%Thomas1,539 | 34,484 | ||
| R | 34.2%Smith9,192 | 65.0%Hoover17,474 | 0.8%Thomas209 | 26,875 | ||
| R | 10.6%Davis2,048 | 59.9%Coolidge11,589 | 29.5%La Follette5,705 | 19,342 | ||
| R | 25.6%Cox4,628 | 66.6%Harding12,067 | 7.8%Debs1,411 | 18,106 | ||
| D | 48.6%Wilson10,077 | 44.7%Hughes9,267 | 6.7%Benson1,393 | 20,737 | ||
| O | 44.1%Wilson7,520 | 0.0%Taft0 | 55.9%Roosevelt9,537 | 17,057 | ||
| R | 33.8%Bryan3,943 | 54.1%Taft6,309 | 12.1%Debs1,407 | 11,659 | ||
| R | 31.3%Parker3,165 | 59.1%Roosevelt5,967 | 9.6%Debs972 | 10,104 | ||
| R | 44.4%Bryan4,246 | 50.9%McKinley4,861 | 4.7%Woolley448 | 9,555 | ||
| D | 51.2%Bryan5,065 | 46.2%McKinley4,576 | 2.6%Palmer256 | 9,897 | ||
| R | 39.2%Cleveland3,877 | 42.2%Harrison4,168 | 18.6%Weaver1,836 | 9,881 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +4.9% |
| 1900 | −6.4% |
| 1904 | −27.7% |
| 1908 | −20.3% |
| 1912 | +44.1% |
| 1916 | +3.9% |
| 1920 | −41.1% |
| 1924 | −49.3% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +17.4% |
| 1936 | +16.2% |
| 1940 | +4.1% |
| 1944 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | −11.8% |
| 1952 | −28.8% |
| 1956 | −22.5% |
| 1960 | −14.9% |
| 1964 | +21.2% |
| 1968 | −8.5% |
| 1972 | −11.5% |
| 1976 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | −13.7% |
| 1984 | −4.9% |
| 1988 | +11.0% |
| 1992 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | +22.2% |
| 2000 | +25.9% |
| 2004 | +32.9% |
| 2008 | +46.0% |
| 2012 | +44.2% |
| 2016 | +46.1% |
| 2020 | +47.9% |
| 2024 | +39.0% |
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 413,864 | 228,174 | 73,626 | 85,611 | 26,453 |
| 2024 | 418,941 | 227,348 | 79,087 | 83,529 | 28,977 |
The Monterey-Salinas market spans a striking economic divide — affluent coastal tourism and tech-adjacent Monterey contrasts with the heavily Latino, farmworker-dependent Salinas Valley, producing notably split voting patterns across its ZIP codes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 49.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 8.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 769,829, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,501 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo and Chicago.
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