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State record · CA

California

54 electoral votes in 202458 counties on record

The Margin, Cycle by Cycle

Two-party margin from county-summed returns · split EV counts annotated from 1976
D+20R+20D+40R+40D+60R+601868: R+0.5 two-party · 108,656 votes18681872: R+15.3 two-party · 132,814 votes1876: R+1.8 two-party · 155,765 votes1880: D+0.1 two-party · 164,218 votes1884: R+6.8 two-party · 196,988 votes1888: R+2.9 two-party · 251,339 votes18881892: D+0.1 two-party · 269,585 votes1896: R+6.2 two-party · 298,597 votes1900: R+13.7 two-party · 302,318 votes1904: R+39.4 two-party · 331,435 votes1908: R+25.4 two-party · 386,597 votes19081912: D+97.3 two-party · 677,877 votes1916: D+0.4 two-party · 999,250 votes1920: R+46.3 two-party · 943,931 votes1924: R+74.8 two-party · 1,281,917 votes1928: R+30.3 two-party · 1,796,656 votes19281932: D+21.9 two-party · 2,265,822 votes1936: D+35.7 two-party · 2,638,386 votes1940: D+16.3 two-party · 3,268,781 votes1944: D+13.6 two-party · 3,520,875 votes1948: D+0.5 two-party · 4,021,538 votes19481952: R+13.7 two-party · 5,143,228 votes1956: R+11.2 two-party · 5,466,358 votes1960: R+0.5 two-party · 6,506,578 votes1964: D+18.3 two-party · 7,057,577 votes1968: R+3.3 two-party · 7,251,587 votes19681972: R+13.9 two-party · 8,367,862 votes1976: R+1.8 two-party · 7,803,770 votes · 45 EV1980: R+18.9 two-party · 8,582,938 votes · 45 EV1984: R+16.4 two-party · 9,505,041 votes · 47 EV1988: R+3.6 two-party · 9,887,065 votes · 47 EV19881992: D+17.0 two-party · 11,131,721 votes · 54 EV1996: D+14.4 two-party · 10,019,469 votes · 54 EV2000: D+12.4 two-party · 10,965,822 votes · 54 EV2004: D+10.1 two-party · 12,421,353 votes · 55 EV2008: D+24.6 two-party · 13,561,900 votes · 55 EV20082012: D+23.7 two-party · 13,038,547 votes · 55 EV2016: D+32.3 two-party · 14,181,595 votes · 55 EV2020: D+29.8 two-party · 17,500,881 votes · 55 EV2024: D+20.8 two-party · 15,865,475 votes · 54 EV2024

Bars clip at ±70 two-party points. Click a bar to open that election. Per-state electoral-vote detail is staged from 1976; the dot rows mark cycles with no returns (e.g. unreconstructed Southern states, 1868–72).

Every County, the Long Way

Two-party Democratic share, 1868–2024 · dashed line = 50%
AlamedaD+56.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
AlpineD+32.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
AmadorR+28.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ButteR+3.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CalaverasR+28.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ColusaR+29.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Contra CostaD+39.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
Del NorteR+16.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
El DoradoR+12.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
FresnoR+4.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
GlennR+35.9
34 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HumboldtD+29.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
ImperialR+0.9
30 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
InyoR+3.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
KernR+21.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
KingsR+23.5
33 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LakeR+1.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LassenR+55.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Los AngelesD+34.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
MaderaR+21.3
33 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MarinD+65.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
MariposaR+21.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MendocinoD+28.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
MercedR+4.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ModocR+48.2
38 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MonoD+21.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
MontereyD+30.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
NapaD+36.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
NevadaD+12.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
OrangeD+2.7
34 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
PlacerR+8.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
PlumasR+17.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
RiversideR+1.3
33 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SacramentoD+20.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
San BenitoD+12.9
38 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
San BernardinoR+2.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
San DiegoD+17.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
San FranciscoD+67.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
San JoaquinR+0.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
San Luis ObispoD+11.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
San MateoD+52.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
Santa BarbaraD+27.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
Santa ClaraD+41.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
Santa CruzD+56.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
ShastaR+37.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SierraR+24.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SiskiyouR+19.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SolanoD+23.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
SonomaD+47.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
StanislausR+11.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SutterR+32.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
TehamaR+42.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
TrinityR+9.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
TulareR+21.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
TuolumneR+22.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
VenturaD+15.6
38 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
YoloD+37.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
YubaR+26.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican