Politics
| Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45.9% 252,031 | 51.8% 284,450 | 2.3% 12,376 |
| 2008 | 45.8% 277,408 | 52.1% 315,720 | 2.2% 13,206 |
| 2004 | 55.3% 289,306 | 43.6% 227,789 | 1.1% 5,682 |
| 2000 | 48.8% 221,757 | 47.2% 214,749 | 4.0% 18,387 |
| 1996 | 43.6% 180,135 | 44.4% 183,372 | 12.1% 49,848 |
| 1992 | 37.2% 176,563 | 38.7% 183,634 | 24.0% 113,873 |
| 1988 | 60.0% 235,167 | 38.6% 151,118 | 1.5% 5,723 |
| 1984 | 64.8% 222,071 | 34.0% 116,454 | 1.2% 4,180 |
| 1980 | 59.7% 172,957 | 31.7% 91,790 | 8.7% 25,065 |
| 1976 | 49.5% 113,265 | 47.9% 109,636 | 2.6% 5,984 |
| 1972 | 59.7% 144,689 | 35.5% 85,986 | 4.8% 11,581 |
| 1968 | 50.1% 111,974 | 40.0% 89,418 | 9.9% 22,224 |
| 1964 | 42.8% 92,145 | 57.1% 123,012 | 0.1% 243 |
| 1960 | 52.0% 99,481 | 47.5% 90,888 | 0.5% 944 |
| 1956 | 56.9% 86,263 | 42.8% 64,946 | 0.3% 443 |
| 1952 | 57.3% 77,718 | 41.8% 56,663 | 0.9% 1,153 |
| 1948 | 48.6% 46,570 | 47.7% 45,691 | 3.8% 3,577 |
| 1944 | 46.5% 34,084 | 52.6% 38,530 | 0.9% 646 |
| 1940 | 44.3% 30,511 | 54.5% 37,520 | 1.2% 847 |
| 1936 | 39.0% 22,219 | 59.5% 33,955 | 1.5% 842 |
| 1932 | 44.6% 22,094 | 50.2% 24,889 | 5.2% 2,565 |
| 1928 | 74.7% 29,229 | 24.1% 9,436 | 1.1% 447 |
| 1924 | 56.9% 15,974 | 9.4% 2,634 | 33.7% 9,453 |
| 1920 | 62.8% 12,518 | 28.2% 5,620 | 9.0% 1,783 |
San Bernardino County is a politically competitive county, in which candidates from both major political parties have won in recent elections. The Democratic Party carried the county in 2008, with Barack Obama winning a majority of its votes, and in 1992 and 1996, when Bill Clinton won pluralities. Republican George W. Bush took the county in 2000 by a plurality and in 2004. The county is split between heavily Latino, middle-class, and Democratic areas and more wealthy conservative areas. The heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernardino went for John Kerry in 2004, but with a relatively low voter turnout. In 2006, San Bernardino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, only 42,520 votes were cast in the city; in 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 residents, of whom 53,054 voted.
In the House of Representatives, all of California's 43rd congressional district and parts of the 25th, 26th, 41st, and 42nd districts are in the county. Except for the 43rd, which is held by Democrat Joe Baca, every district is held by Republicans: Buck McKeon, David Dreier, Jerry Lewis, and Gary Miller respectively.
In the State Assembly, tiny parts of the 32nd and 34th districts, parts of the 36th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, and 65th districts, and all of the 62nd district are in the county. Except for the 61st and 62nd districts, which are represented by Democrats Norma Torres and Wilmer Carter respectively, every district is represented by a Republican: Shannon Grove (AD-32), Minority Leader Connie Conway (AD-34), Steve Knight (AD-36), Tim Donnelly (AD-59), Curt Hagman (AD-60), Mike Morrell (AD-63), and Paul Cook (AD-65).
In the State Senate, parts of the 17th, 18th, 29th, 31st, and 32nd districts are in the county, and are held by Republicans Sharon Runner, Jean Fuller, Bob Huff, and Minority Leader Bob Dutton, and Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod respectively.
On Nov. 4, 2008 San Bernardino County voted 67% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
According to the California Secretary of State, as of May, 2009, there were 806,589 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 324,857 (40.28%) were registered Democrats, 306,203 (37.96%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state.
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