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Santa Barbara County is getting redder … but only slightly.
In 2016, candidate Donald Trump captured just 31.5 percent of Santa Barbara County’s vote — the lowest support for a Republican presidential candidate in decades. This year, the Republican candidate approximately won 35 percent of votes , according to the county’s latest results.