Presidential elections · 1976–2024
California Presidential Election Results (1976–2024)
In 2024, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+20.1 — 9,276,179 Democratic to 6,081,697 Republican of 15,865,475 votes cast. It last voted Republican in 1988.
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 1976–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
2024 margin by county
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California results by county
Sorted by 2024 votes cast; margins are 2024 Democratic minus Republican.
California presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried California in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried California in 2024 by D+20.1, with 15,865,475 votes cast statewide. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
When did California last vote for a Republican presidential candidate?+
California last voted Republican in 1988, when it went R+3.6. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since.
Which California county had the biggest 2024 margin?+
San Francisco County had the widest 2024 presidential margin of any California county — D+64.8 on 402,964 votes cast.
What was California's closest presidential election since 1976?+
1976: the margin was R+1.8 — 139,960 votes out of 7,803,770 cast.
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