Editing Ventura County, California (section)

==Politics==
For many years, Ventura County voted consistently for Republican candidates for local, statewide and federal offices. Only recently has the county begun favoring Democratic candidates in both federal and state elections. While Republicans used to win a large majority of votes throughout the 1970s and 1980s, no party received greater than 55% of the county's vote from 1992 to 2016. Prior to [[Barack Obama]]'s victory in the county in [[2008 United States presidential election in California|2008]], the last Democrat to win a majority was [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election in California|1964]], though Democrat Bill Clinton carried the county by a plurality in both of his victories in [[1992 United States presidential election in California|1992]] and [[1996 United States presidential election in California|1996]].

On March 3, 2008, Democratic registration surpassed Republican registration and the former's edge has grown since.<ref>[http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/05/blue-county-democrats-take-lead-in-county Democrats take lead in county registration : Local News : Ventura County Star<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306155948/http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/05/blue-county-democrats-take-lead-in-county/|date=March 6, 2008}}</ref> The cities of [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]], [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]], and [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] all have voter rolls with Republican pluralities. The remaining cities and towns in the county have a Democratic plurality or majority on the voter rolls, while the unincorporated areas are split almost evenly between the two major parties.<ref>McCormack, Don (1999). ''McCormack's Guides Santa Barbara and Ventura 2000''. Mccormacks Guides. Page 77. {{ISBN|9781929365098}}.</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Ventura County, California|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>|source2=<ref group=note>This total comprised 2,055 votes for [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (who was official Republican nominee in California), 426 votes for [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]] [[Eugene V. Debs]] and 169 votes for [[Prohibition Party]] nominee [[Eugene W. Chafin]].</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|158,901|217,424|11,379|California}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|162,207|251,388|9,230|California}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|132,323|194,402|29,382|California}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|147,958|170,929|8,825|California}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|145,853|187,601|7,587|California}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|160,314|148,859|4,020|California}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|136,173|133,258|13,261|California}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|109,202|110,772|31,220|California}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|94,911|99,011|73,725|California}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|147,604|89,065|2,804|California}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|151,383|66,550|2,529|California}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|114,930|56,311|19,409|California}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|82,670|68,529|4,201|California}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|95,310|49,307|6,188|California}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|59,705|47,794|8,762|California}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|40,264|57,805|169|California}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|35,074|35,334|315|California}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|26,342|26,276|149|California}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|24,534|21,967|256|California}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|13,930|18,100|1,019|California}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|11,071|16,342|131|California}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|11,225|15,182|227|California}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,579|13,384|235|California}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,908|10,903|724|California}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|9,017|3,717|117|California}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,705|911|2,139|California}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,231|1,305|347|California}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,980|2,835|398|California}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|71|2,108|2,654|California}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,864|1,181|250|California}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,995|840|289|California}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,708|1,333|149|California}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,553|1,465|63|California}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,283|958|512|California}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|1,107|906|43|California}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|749|603|36|California}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|599|522|4|California}}
 
{{Hidden begin
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|title      = Gubernatorial election results
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{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Ventura County vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.5% ''127,709''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.5%''' ''153,226''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.4% ''137,393''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.6%''' ''171,729''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.9% ''93,797''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.1%''' ''106,072''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.3%''' ''128,082''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.3% ''117,800''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.0%''' ''134,862''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.3% ''75,790''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2003|2003]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.5%''' ''116,722''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.7% ''53,705''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.2%''' ''91,193''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''83,557''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.8% ''91,093''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.0%''' ''110,226''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.4%''' ''136,417''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.4% ''73,163''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.6%''' ''106,234''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.9% ''68,139''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1986|1986]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.2%''' ''118,640''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.1% ''54,893''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.2%''' ''99,130''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.4% ''76,094''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''57,777''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.8%''' ''75,173''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1974|1974]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.5%''' ''60,122''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% ''56,189''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1970|1970]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.6%''' ''63,790''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.9% ''42,350''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1966|1966]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.9%''' ''58,068''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.1% ''37,224''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1962|1962]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.2% ''31,899''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''37,777''
|}
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=== Voter registration statistics (2013) ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | 815,745
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>
| 431,154
| 52.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 166,462
| 38.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 155,180
| 36.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic&ndash;Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| <span style="color: #800080;">'''+11,282'''</span>
| <span style="color: #800080;">'''+2.6%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 11,072
| 2.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 2,324
| 0.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 2,700
| 0.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 926
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 13
| 0.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 5,733
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 86,744
| 20.1%
|}
{{Clear}}

==== Cities by population and voter registration ====
{{Confusing section|date = July 2020}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="8" | Cities by population and voter registration
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | D&ndash;R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
|-
| [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] || 64,340 || 63.2% || 33.1% || 43.2% || <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-10.1%'''</span> || 7.8% || 18.6%
|-
| [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]] || 14,863 || 42.7% || 47.0% || 27.8% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+19.2%'''</span> || 7.7% || 20.0%
|-
| [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]] || 34,100 || 58.6% || 33.8% || 40.8% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''-7.0%'''</span> || 7.8% || 20.2%
|-
| [[Ojai, California|Ojai]] || 7,496 || 65.9% || 46.0% || 27.3% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+18.7%'''</span> || 9.1% || 20.2%
|-
| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]] || 194,972 || 36.4% || 51.6% || 22.5% || <span style="color: #0000ff;">'''+29.1%'''</span> || 6.4% || 21.5%
|-
| [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]] || 21,717 || 40.4% || 47.5% || 25.2% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+22.3%'''</span> || 8.1% || 21.8%
|-
| [[Ventura, California|San Buenaventura (Ventura)]] || 105,809 || 61.1% || 42.4% || 32.3% || <span style="color: #2b00d6;">'''+10.1%'''</span> || 8.5% || 19.4%
|-
| [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]] || 29,248 || 39.8% || 53.4% || 23.7% || <span style="color: #0000ff;">'''+29.7%'''</span> || 6.6% || 18.5%
|-
| [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] || 122,864 || 57.8% || 30.3% || 44.7% || <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-14.4%'''</span> || 8.2% || 19.6%
|-
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] || 125,633 || 62.4% || 31.9% || 41.8% || <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-9.9%'''</span> || 8.0% || 21.0%
|}