Kamala D. Harris won Santa Cruz County with 58.8% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 19,167 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 18.6 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Santa Cruz County that is loaded, the margin moved 16.9 points toward Republicans.
Santa Cruz County leans Democratic by 23.1 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Santa Cruz County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 5 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 28.8 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 19,167 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 150.8% of the 29,265 citizens aged 18 and over in Santa Cruz County.
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