Santa Cruz County Had Less Love For Trump Than Most Of CA

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Once again, the majority of Santa Cruz County voters opted for the Democratic presidential candidate over President Donald J. Trump.

The president was so unpopular here, in fact, that Santa Cruz County was ranked as the California county with the fourth-most support for President-elect Joe Biden, according to a CalMatters analysis of "the Trumpiest and most anti-Trump counties." There are 58 counties in California.

Biden was leading in Santa Cruz County with 78 percent of the vote, according to the latest batch of election results released Monday. Trump received 18 percent, while various third-party candidates received a combined 2 percent.

The Trumpiest county in California was Lassen County, which also had the highest percentage of Trump votes in 2016, CalMatters reported. Lassen County is farther north, situated against the California-Nevada border.

Where did Biden get the most love? San Francisco had the highest percentage of votes for the president-elect. San Francisco was also the most anti-Trump county in 2016, CalMatters reported.

Santa Cruz and San Francisco weren't the only high-ranking anti-Trump counties in the Bay Area. Here's how the entire region fared:

• Alameda: 3rd most anti-Trump
• Contra Costa: 9th most anti-Trump
• Marin: 2nd most anti-Trump
• Napa: 13th most anti-Trump
• San Francisco: #1 anti-Trump county
• San Mateo: 5th most anti-Trump
• Santa Clara: 8th most anti-Trump
• Solano: 17th most anti-Trump
• Sonoma: 6th most anti-Trump

Want to read more about how Californians voted? Read CalMatters' analysis.