See main article: 1884 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1884 United States presidential election in California |
| Country: | California |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in California |
| Previous Year: | 1880 |
| Next Election: | 1888 United States presidential election in California |
| Next Year: | 1888 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1884 |
| Image1: | Unsuccessful 1884.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James G. Blaine |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Maine |
| Running Mate1: | John A. Logan |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 102,369 |
| Percentage1: | 51.97% |
| Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 89,288 |
| Percentage2: | 45.33% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Chester A. Arthur |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1884 United States presidential election in California was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. .
California voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.
Cleveland became the first Democrat to ever win without California.
| 1884 United States presidential election in California[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | James G. Blaine | 102,369 | 51.97% | 8 | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 89,288 | 45.33% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | John St. John | 2,965 | 1.51% | 0 | ||
| Greenback | Benjamin Butler | 2,037 | 1.03% | 0 | ||
| No party | Write-ins | 329 | 0.17% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 196,988 | 100.00% | 8 | |||
| County | James Gillespie Blaine[2] Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||
| Sierra | 65.12% | 1,064 | 33.90% | 554 | 0.98% | 16 | 31.21% | 510 | |
| Sacramento | 60.15% | 4,367 | 36.63% | 2,659 | 3.22% | 234 | 23.53% | 1,708 | |
| Alameda | 60.26% | 7,471 | 38.18% | 4,734 | 1.56% | 193 | 22.08% | 2,737 | |
| Alpine | 60.87% | 56 | 39.13% | 36 | 0.00% | 0 | 21.74% | 20 | |
| Mono | 58.57% | 598 | 37.32% | 381 | 4.11% | 42 | 21.25% | 217 | |
| Humboldt | 53.89% | 2,184 | 35.78% | 1,450 | 10.34% | 419 | 18.11% | 734 | |
| San Diego | 57.00% | 1,120 | 40.71% | 800 | 2.29% | 45 | 16.28% | 320 | |
| Contra Costa | 55.86% | 1,496 | 41.60% | 1,114 | 2.54% | 68 | 14.26% | 382 | |
| Nevada | 56.13% | 2,368 | 42.45% | 1,791 | 1.42% | 60 | 13.68% | 577 | |
| Plumas | 55.84% | 712 | 43.45% | 554 | 0.71% | 9 | 12.39% | 158 | |
| Napa | 55.37% | 1,593 | 43.66% | 1,256 | 0.97% | 28 | 11.71% | 337 | |
| San Mateo | 55.33% | 950 | 43.68% | 750 | 0.99% | 17 | 11.65% | 200 | |
| San Bernardino | 54.37% | 1,617 | 43.31% | 1,288 | 2.32% | 69 | 11.06% | 329 | |
| Ventura | 53.96% | 749 | 43.44% | 603 | 2.59% | 36 | 10.52% | 146 | |
| Santa Cruz | 53.69% | 1,667 | 43.96% | 1,365 | 2.35% | 73 | 9.73% | 302 | |
| Inyo | 53.41% | 345 | 43.81% | 283 | 2.79% | 18 | 9.60% | 62 | |
| Santa Clara | 52.91% | 3,840 | 43.70% | 3,172 | 3.39% | 246 | 9.20% | 668 | |
| Solano | 53.61% | 2,382 | 44.50% | 1,977 | 1.89% | 84 | 9.12% | 405 | |
| San Francisco | 53.46% | 25,509 | 44.43% | 21,202 | 2.11% | 1,008 | 9.03% | 4,307 | |
| Tuolumne | 53.20% | 1,040 | 44.50% | 870 | 2.30% | 45 | 8.70% | 170 | |
| Los Angeles | 51.67% | 5,595 | 43.24% | 4,683 | 5.09% | 551 | 8.42% | 912 | |
| Placer | 52.89% | 1,749 | 44.84% | 1,483 | 2.27% | 75 | 8.04% | 266 | |
| Santa Barbara | 50.92% | 1,243 | 43.02% | 1,050 | 6.06% | 148 | 7.91% | 193 | |
| Marin | 53.62% | 851 | 45.81% | 727 | 0.57% | 9 | 7.81% | 124 | |
| Yuba | 52.55% | 1,214 | 45.32% | 1,047 | 2.12% | 49 | 7.23% | 167 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 51.44% | 1,233 | 44.60% | 1,069 | 3.96% | 95 | 6.84% | 164 | |
| Shasta | 51.54% | 1,173 | 45.78% | 1,042 | 2.68% | 61 | 5.76% | 131 | |
| Calaveras | 51.53% | 1,249 | 48.02% | 1,164 | 0.45% | 11 | 3.51% | 85 | |
| Monterey | 50.72% | 1,476 | 47.46% | 1,381 | 1.82% | 53 | 3.26% | 95 | |
| San Joaquin | 50.32% | 3,079 | 47.36% | 2,898 | 2.32% | 142 | 2.96% | 181 | |
| Sutter | 48.60% | 675 | 45.72% | 635 | 5.69% | 79 | 2.88% | 40 | |
| Del Norte | 49.84% | 310 | 47.27% | 294 | 2.89% | 18 | 2.57% | 16 | |
| Trinity | 50.29% | 435 | 48.32% | 418 | 1.39% | 12 | 1.97% | 17 | |
| Sonoma | 49.42% | 3,044 | 47.79% | 2,944 | 2.79% | 172 | 1.62% | 100 | |
| Butte | 49.06% | 2,172 | 47.84% | 2,118 | 3.09% | 137 | 1.22% | 54 | |
| Yolo | 48.74% | 1,412 | 49.05% | 1,421 | 2.21% | 64 | -0.31% | -9 | |
| Amador | 47.72% | 1,317 | 49.20% | 1,358 | 3.08% | 85 | -1.49% | -41 | |
| Tehama | 47.80% | 1,075 | 50.96% | 1,146 | 1.24% | 28 | -3.16% | -71 | |
| Lassen | 46.77% | 384 | 50.55% | 415 | 2.68% | 22 | -3.78% | -31 | |
| El Dorado | 45.47% | 1,289 | 51.82% | 1,469 | 2.72% | 77 | -6.35% | -180 | |
| San Benito | 44.88% | 574 | 51.99% | 665 | 3.13% | 40 | -7.11% | -91 | |
| Siskiyou | 45.58% | 886 | 53.29% | 1,036 | 1.13% | 22 | -7.72% | -150 | |
| Merced | 45.47% | 809 | 53.57% | 953 | 0.96% | 17 | -8.09% | -144 | |
| Mendocino | 43.71% | 1,317 | 52.74% | 1,589 | 3.55% | 107 | -9.03% | -272 | |
| Modoc | 42.60% | 478 | 54.28% | 609 | 3.12% | 35 | -11.68% | -131 | |
| Fresno | 41.89% | 1,314 | 54.32% | 1,704 | 3.79% | 119 | -12.43% | -390 | |
| Mariposa | 42.74% | 474 | 55.73% | 618 | 1.53% | 17 | -12.98% | -144 | |
| Tulare | 40.15% | 1,268 | 53.55% | 1,691 | 6.30% | 199 | -13.39% | -423 | |
| Kern | 42.02% | 598 | 56.08% | 798 | 1.90% | 27 | -14.05% | -200 | |
| Lake | 42.27% | 588 | 57.37% | 798 | 0.36% | 5 | -15.10% | -210 | |
| Stanislaus | 39.49% | 979 | 57.44% | 1,424 | 3.07% | 76 | -17.95% | -445 | |
| Colusa | 35.46% | 1,028 | 62.16% | 1,802 | 2.38% | 69 | -26.70% | -774 | |