Politics
| Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 44.33% 454,362 | 53.39% 547,201 | 2.27% 23,286 |
| 2004 | 53.37% 488,703 | 45.33% 415,141 | 1.30% 11,920 |
| 2000 | 49.92% 394,935 | 44.58% 352,677 | 5.49% 43,448 |
| 1996 | 44.11% 309,442 | 46.13% 323,652 | 9.76% 68,456 |
| 1992 | 36.85% 279,776 | 41.06% 311,743 | 22.08% 167,648 |
| 1988 | 53.00% 340,727 | 45.63% 293,284 | 1.37% 8,780 |
| 1984 | 57.46% 338,935 | 41.11% 242,505 | 1.43% 8,467 |
In addition to being home of the state capital of California, Greater Sacramento is considered a politically competitive area with no major political party having a majority over the region. Due to their proximity to the Bay Area, which is a part of the Democratic Party stronghold of Coastal California, Yolo and Sacramento counties have large Democratic pluralities with Democratic majorities in the recent 2008 presidential election. El Dorado, Placer, Yuba, Sutter and Douglas counties are predominately Republican while Nevada County, despite a history of being held by Republican candidates, reflects the metropolitan area's competitiveness with pluralities between the two major parties and with a Democratic majority in the 2008 presidential election.
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