United States presidential elections in California explained

State:California
Number Of Elections:43
Voted Democratic:19
Voted Republican:22
Voted Other:2
Voted Winning:35
Voted Losing:8

Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996, voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.

List

Bold indicates the presidential candidate who won the national election.

WinnerRunner-upOtherclass="unsortable" rowspan="2"
CandidatePartydata-sort-type="number" scope="col" Votesdata-sort-type="number" scope="col" %data-sort-type="number" scope="col" CandidatePartydata-sort-type="number" scope="col" Votesdata-sort-type="number" scope="col" %data-sort-type="number" scope="col" data-sort-type="number" scope="col" style="border-left:3px solid darkgray;" Votesdata-sort-type="number" scope="col" %data-sort-type="number" scope="col"
1852Democratic40,72153.02%4Whig35,97246.83%–1170.15%–4[1]
1856Democratic53,34248.38%4Know Nothing36,19532.83%–20,71818.79%–4[2]
1860Republican38,73332.30%4Democratic37,99931.70%–43,09535.96%–4[3]
1864National Union62,05358.60%5Democratic43,83741.40%––––5[4]
1868Republican54,58850.20%5Democratic54,06849.80%––––5[5]
1872Republican54,00756.38%6Liberal Republican40,71742.51%–1,0611.11%–6[6]
1876Republican79,25850.88%6Democratic76,46049.08%–660.04%–6[7]
1880Democratic80,42648.98%5Republican80,28248.89%13,5102.14%–6[8]
1884Republican102,36951.97%8Democratic89,28845.33%–5,3312.71%–8[9]
1888Republican124,81649.66%8Democratic117,72946.84%–8,7943.49%–8[10]
1892Democratic118,17443.83%8Republican118,02743.78%133,40812.39%–9[11]
1896Republican146,68849.16%8Democratic144,76648.51%16,9652.33%–9[12]
1900Republican164,75554.50%9Democratic124,98541.34%–13,2644.38%–9[13]
1904Republican205,22661.84%10Democratic89,40426.94%–37,24811.22%–10[14]
1908Republican214,39855.46%10Democratic127,49232.98%–44,70711.56%–10[15]
1912Progressive283,61041.83%11Democratic283,43641.81%2110,89816.36%–13[16]
1916Democratic466,28946.65%13Republican462,51646.27%–70,7987.08%–13[17]
1920Republican624,99266.20%13Democratic229,19124.28%–89,8679.52%–13[18]
1924Republican733,25057.20%13Socialist424,64933.13%–124,0019.67%–13[19]
1928Republican1,162,32364.69%13Democratic614,36534.19%–19,9681.11%–13[20]
1932Democratic1,324,15758.39%22Republican847,90237.39%–95,9074.22%–22[21]
1936Democratic1,766,83666.95%22Republican836,43131.70%–35,6151.35%–22[22]
1940Democratic1,877,61857.44%22Republican1,351,41941.34%–39,7541.22%–22[23]
1944Democratic1,988,56456.48%25Republican1,512,96542.97%–19,3460.55%–25[24]
1948Democratic1,913,13447.57%25Republican1,895,26947.13%–213,1355.29%–25[25]
1952Republican3,035,58756.83%32Democratic2,257,64642.27%–48,3700.90%–32[26]
1956Republican3,027,66855.39%32Democratic2,420,13544.27%–18,5520.34%–32[27]
1960Republican3,259,72250.10%32Democratic3,224,09949.55%–22,7570.35%–32[28]
1964Democratic4,171,87759.11%40Republican2,879,10840.79%–6,6010.09%–40[29]
1968Republican3,467,66447.82%40Democratic3,244,31844.74%–539,6057.44%–40[30]
1972Republican4,602,09655.00%45Democratic3,475,84741.54%–289,9193.47%–45[31]
1976Republican3,882,24449.35%45Democratic3,742,28447.57%–242,5893.08%–45[32]
1980Republican4,524,85852.69%45Democratic3,083,66135.91%–978,54411.40%–45[33]
1984Republican5,467,00957.51%47Democratic3,922,51941.27%–115,8951.22%–47[34]
1988Republican5,054,91751.13%47Democratic4,702,23347.56%–129,9141.32%–47[35]
1992Democratic5,121,32546.01%54Republican3,630,57432.61%–2,379,82221.38%–54[36]
1996Democratic5,119,83551.10%54Republican3,828,38038.21%–1,071,26910.68%–54[37]
2000Democratic5,861,20353.45%54Republican4,567,42941.65%–537,2244.91%–54[38]
2004Democratic6,745,48554.31%55Republican5,509,82644.36%–166,5481.34%–55[39]
2008Democratic8,274,47361.01%55Republican5,011,78136.95%–296,8292.19%–55[40]
2012Democratic7,854,28560.24%55Republican4,839,95837.12%–361,5722.77%–55[41]
2016Democratic8,753,78861.73%55Republican4,483,81031.62%–1,005,8437.06%–55[42]
Democratic11,110,25063.48%55Republican6,006,42934.32%–384,1922.20%–55[43]
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%rowspan="2"
WinnerRunner-upOther

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1856 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1860 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1864 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1868 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1872 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  7. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1876 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1880 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  9. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1884 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  10. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1888 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  11. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1892 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  12. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1896 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  13. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1900 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  14. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1904 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  15. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1908 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  16. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1912 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  17. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1916 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  18. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1920 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  19. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1924 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  20. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1928 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  21. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1932 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  22. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1936 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  23. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1940 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  24. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1944 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  25. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1948 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  26. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1952 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  27. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1956 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  28. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1960 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  29. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1964 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  30. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1968 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  31. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1972 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  32. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1976 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020.
  33. Web site: Leip. Dave. 1980 Presidential General Election Results - California. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190603080029/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=6&f=0&off=0&elect=0. June 3, 2019.
  34. Web site: Thomas. Richard C.. Federal Elections 84. Federal Election Commission. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821175257/https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections84.pdf. August 21, 2020.
  35. Web site: Thomas. Richard C.. Federal Elections 88. Federal Election Commission. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113020813/https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections88.pdf. November 13, 2020.
  36. Web site: Eu. March Fong. Statement of Vote – November 3, 1992, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017180541/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/sov-complete.pdf. October 17, 2020.
  37. Web site: Jones. Bill. Statement of Vote – November 5, 1996, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017171657/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/sov-complete.pdf. October 17, 2020.
  38. Web site: Jones. Bill. Statement of Vote – November 7, 2000, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018212647/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/sov-complete.pdf. October 18, 2020.
  39. Web site: Shelley. Kevin. Statement of Vote – November 2, 2004, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017132602/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/sov_2004_entire.pdf. October 17, 2020.
  40. Web site: Bowen. Debra. Statement of Vote – November 4, 2008, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022127/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/sov_complete.pdf. November 12, 2020.
  41. Web site: Bowen. Debra. Statement of Vote – November 6, 2012, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017154317/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/sov-complete.pdf. October 17, 2020.
  42. Web site: Padilla. Alex. Statement of Vote – November 8, 2016, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123154350/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/2016-complete-sov.pdf. November 23, 2020.
  43. Web site: Padilla. Alex. Statement of Vote – November 3, 2020, General Election. Secretary of State of California. December 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212210648/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/sov/complete-sov.pdf. December 12, 2020.

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