San Luis Obispo County is leaning blue. New data from the California Secretary of State’s office says Democrats have maintained their voter registration advantage in the county and the trend started more than a decade ago.
The latest state data show that 38 percent of registered voters identify as Democrats, while 34 percent call themselves Republicans. That’s on par with the past few years.
The GOP long held a voter registration advantage in SLO, but by 2020 the numbers evened out. Even before then, the county was tilting towards Democrats in Presidential elections.
The last time the county voted for a Republican in a presidential contest was in 2004, when George W. Bush ran against John Kerry.
SLO voters favored Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, even though Republicans held a registration advantage at the time.
It remains to be seen how this will all play out in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in November.
