California — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentCoolidgeR+49.0
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican | 57.2% | 733,250 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 34.6% | 443,136 |
| John W. DavisDemocratic | 8.2% | 105,514 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Amador County, CA | Other / independent | R+21.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Other / independent | R+29.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Other / independent | R+24.4 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+40.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Other / independent | R+16.4 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Lassen County, CA | Other / independent | R+27.2 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Madera County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.0 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Nevada County, CA | Other / independent | R+33.7 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Placer County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.1 |
| Plumas County, CA | Other / independent | R+22.3 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Other / independent | R+34.1 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+40.1 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+42.6 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+38.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+39.6 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Shasta County, CA | Other / independent | R+29.1 |
| Sierra County, CA | Other / independent | R+28.6 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.9 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Trinity County, CA | Other / independent | R+19.8 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Other / independent | R+31.1 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+34.6 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Calvin Coolidge+38,438 | 81,45461.5% | 43,01632.5% | 8,0206.1% | 132,490 |
| Alpine County | Calvin Coolidge+47 | 5288.1% | 23.4% | 58.5% | 59 |
| Amador County | Other+93 | 71938.9% | 81244.0% | 31617.1% | 1,847 |
| Butte County | Other+309 | 4,38242.2% | 4,69145.2% | 1,29912.5% | 10,372 |
| Calaveras County | Other+134 | 87239.4% | 1,00645.5% | 33315.1% | 2,211 |
| Colusa County | Calvin Coolidge+178 | 1,12743.8% | 94936.9% | 49519.3% | 2,571 |
| Contra Costa County | Calvin Coolidge+2,663 | 9,06154.7% | 6,39838.6% | 1,1146.7% | 16,573 |
| Del Norte County | Calvin Coolidge+175 | 53052.6% | 35535.3% | 12212.1% | 1,007 |
| El Dorado County | Other+926 | 85228.5% | 1,77859.4% | 36112.1% | 2,991 |
| Fresno County | Calvin Coolidge+353 | 15,63544.0% | 15,28243.0% | 4,61013.0% | 35,527 |
| Glenn County | Calvin Coolidge+35 | 1,44444.8% | 1,40943.8% | 36711.4% | 3,220 |
| Humboldt County | Calvin Coolidge+2,469 | 6,76756.8% | 4,29836.1% | 8457.1% | 11,910 |
| Imperial County | Calvin Coolidge+797 | 3,45550.3% | 2,65838.7% | 75911.0% | 6,872 |
| Inyo County | Calvin Coolidge+157 | 95047.5% | 79339.7% | 25612.8% | 1,999 |
| Kern County | Calvin Coolidge+1,688 | 8,64646.1% | 6,95837.1% | 3,15916.8% | 18,763 |
| Kings County | Calvin Coolidge+1,109 | 2,81250.0% | 1,70330.3% | 1,10919.7% | 5,624 |
| Lake County | Calvin Coolidge+82 | 79544.9% | 71340.3% | 26114.8% | 1,769 |
| Lassen County | Other+129 | 1,07240.8% | 1,20145.7% | 35613.5% | 2,629 |
| Los Angeles County | Calvin Coolidge+175,447 | 299,67565.5% | 124,22827.2% | 33,5547.3% | 457,457 |
| Madera County | Other+72 | 1,51842.7% | 1,59044.7% | 45012.6% | 3,558 |
| Marin County | Calvin Coolidge+1,416 | 5,78053.5% | 4,36440.4% | 6566.1% | 10,800 |
| Mariposa County | Calvin Coolidge+1 | 34440.2% | 34340.1% | 16819.6% | 855 |
| Mendocino County | Calvin Coolidge+1,532 | 3,46556.5% | 1,93331.5% | 73912.0% | 6,137 |
| Merced County | Calvin Coolidge+1,107 | 3,57352.9% | 2,46636.5% | 71010.5% | 6,749 |
| Modoc County | Calvin Coolidge+164 | 73143.7% | 56733.9% | 37422.4% | 1,672 |
| Mono County | Calvin Coolidge+67 | 16653.5% | 9931.9% | 4514.5% | 310 |
| Monterey County | Calvin Coolidge+2,606 | 4,74461.1% | 2,13827.5% | 88611.4% | 7,768 |
| Napa County | Calvin Coolidge+1,304 | 3,60554.8% | 2,30135.0% | 67010.2% | 6,576 |
| Nevada County | Other+250 | 1,51342.2% | 1,76349.2% | 3078.6% | 3,583 |
| Orange County | Calvin Coolidge+12,825 | 19,91367.4% | 7,08824.0% | 2,5658.7% | 29,566 |
| Placer County | Other+1,210 | 2,19236.6% | 3,40256.9% | 3906.5% | 5,984 |
| Plumas County | Other+403 | 56432.9% | 96756.5% | 18210.6% | 1,713 |
| Riverside County | Calvin Coolidge+5,040 | 9,61962.0% | 4,57929.5% | 1,3188.5% | 15,516 |
| Sacramento County | Other+3,532 | 13,40041.1% | 16,93251.9% | 2,2857.0% | 32,617 |
| San Benito County | Calvin Coolidge+552 | 1,44353.5% | 89133.1% | 36113.4% | 2,695 |
| San Bernardino County | Calvin Coolidge+6,521 | 15,97456.9% | 9,45333.7% | 2,6349.4% | 28,061 |
| San Diego County | Calvin Coolidge+2,005 | 22,72649.0% | 20,72144.7% | 2,9446.3% | 46,391 |
| San Francisco County | Calvin Coolidge+2,879 | 73,49447.7% | 70,61545.9% | 9,8116.4% | 153,920 |
| San Joaquin County | Calvin Coolidge+1,902 | 11,05648.9% | 9,15440.5% | 2,39710.6% | 22,607 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Calvin Coolidge+578 | 3,80449.0% | 3,22641.6% | 7319.4% | 7,761 |
| San Mateo County | Calvin Coolidge+2,321 | 8,12655.3% | 5,80539.5% | 7715.2% | 14,702 |
| Santa Barbara County | Calvin Coolidge+5,154 | 8,61564.7% | 3,46126.0% | 1,2429.3% | 13,318 |
| Santa Clara County | Calvin Coolidge+8,104 | 20,05658.0% | 11,95234.6% | 2,5607.4% | 34,568 |
| Santa Cruz County | Calvin Coolidge+2,726 | 5,40260.8% | 2,67630.1% | 8019.0% | 8,879 |
| Shasta County | Other+151 | 1,95141.9% | 2,10245.2% | 59812.9% | 4,651 |
| Sierra County | Other+84 | 27638.9% | 36050.8% | 7310.3% | 709 |
| Siskiyou County | Other+547 | 2,43740.6% | 2,98449.7% | 5849.7% | 6,005 |
| Solano County | Calvin Coolidge+559 | 4,78248.0% | 4,22342.4% | 9579.6% | 9,962 |
| Sonoma County | Calvin Coolidge+3,809 | 9,53556.0% | 5,72633.6% | 1,76710.4% | 17,028 |
| Stanislaus County | Calvin Coolidge+3,100 | 7,56956.9% | 4,46933.6% | 1,2749.6% | 13,312 |
| Sutter County | Calvin Coolidge+362 | 1,61749.9% | 1,25538.7% | 36711.3% | 3,239 |
| Tehama County | Calvin Coolidge+145 | 1,94346.0% | 1,79842.5% | 48611.5% | 4,227 |
| Trinity County | Other+95 | 33636.5% | 43146.8% | 15416.7% | 921 |
| Tulare County | Calvin Coolidge+3,719 | 9,48450.8% | 5,76530.9% | 3,42518.3% | 18,674 |
| Tuolumne County | Other+60 | 1,28743.0% | 1,34745.0% | 35711.9% | 2,991 |
| Ventura County | Calvin Coolidge+3,566 | 5,70565.2% | 2,13924.4% | 91110.4% | 8,755 |
| Yolo County | Calvin Coolidge+290 | 2,47045.3% | 2,18040.0% | 79714.6% | 5,447 |
| Yuba County | Calvin Coolidge+114 | 1,73545.9% | 1,62142.9% | 42611.3% | 3,782 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.