Kamala D. Harris won Santa Barbara County with 61.8% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 184,715 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 26.7 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Santa Barbara County that is loaded, the margin moved 5.4 points toward Republicans.
Santa Barbara County leans Democratic by 28.8 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Santa Barbara 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 18.3 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 184,715 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 64.3% of the 287,445 citizens aged 18 and over in Santa Barbara County.
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