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1876–2024
Ventura County, California
Ventura County·California

Ventura County changed direction in the last decade.

Coastal suburb where a 15-point Democratic margin masks a competitive inland divide

18762024·38 elections
Ventura County, California · Stephen Schafer · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
837,469
2024 ACS
Most similar
San Diego County
CA · similarity 0.99
940 precincts · 387,704 votes cast
Harris · D+15
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+15.1%
217,424158,901387,704
2020D
+21.1%
251,388162,207422,825
2016D
+17.4%
194,402132,323356,107
2012D
+7.0%
170,929147,958327,712
2008D
+12.2%
187,601145,853341,041
2004R
−3.7%
148,859160,314313,193
2000R
−1.0%
133,258136,173282,692
1996D
+0.6%
110,772109,202251,194
1992D
+1.5%
99,01194,911267,647
1988R
−24.4%
89,065147,604239,473
1984R
−38.5%
66,550151,383220,462
1980R
−30.7%
56,311114,930190,650
1976R
−9.1%
68,52982,670155,400
1972R
−30.5%
49,30795,310150,805
1968R
−10.2%
47,79459,705116,261
1964D
+17.9%
57,80540,26498,238
1960D
+0.4%
35,33435,07470,723
1956R
−0.1%
26,27626,34252,767
1952R
−4.2%
21,48923,39245,137
1948D
+12.6%
18,10013,93033,049
1944D
+19.1%
16,34211,07127,544
1940D
+14.9%
15,18211,22526,634
1936D
+27.4%
13,3847,57921,198
1932D
+21.6%
10,9036,90818,535
1928R
−41.2%
3,7179,01712,851
1924R
−54.8%
9115,7058,755
1920R
−57.0%
1,3055,2316,883
1916R
−15.9%
2,8353,9807,213
1912D
+43.6%
2,10804,833
1908R
−20.7%
1,1811,8643,295
1904R
−37.0%
8401,9953,124
1900R
−11.8%
1,3331,7083,190
1896R
−2.9%
1,4651,5533,081
1892R
−11.8%
9581,2832,753
1888R
−9.8%
9061,1072,056
1884R
−10.5%
6037491,388
1880R
−6.8%
5225991,125
1876R
−1.4%
5916081,199
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.8%
Other Christian
9.8%
Non-Christian
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ventura County blends affluent beachside cities with agricultural inland valleys, producing a Democratic lean in presidential races that has nonetheless narrowed over multiple cycles as Latino voter preferences have shifted.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by twelve points. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 837,469, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,797 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Diego County and Lake County.