Kamala D. Harris won San Benito County with 54.9% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 27,649 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 12.6 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in San Benito County that is loaded, the margin moved 11.8 points toward Republicans.
San Benito County leans Democratic by 15.9 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
San Benito 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 15.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 27,649 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 64.8% of the 42,680 citizens aged 18 and over in San Benito County.
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