California — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentClintonD+30.0
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 61.5% | 8,753,792 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 31.5% | 4,483,814 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.1% | 1,005,843 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 55 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Alpine County, CA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Orange County, CA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Riverside County, CA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+75.2 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+22.9 |
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 | Hillary Clinton+418,920 | 514,84278.1% | 95,92214.5% | 48,7797.4% | 659,543 |
| Alpine County | Hillary Clinton+117 | 33455.5% | 21736.0% | 518.5% | 602 |
| Amador County | Donald Trump+4,481 | 6,00433.4% | 10,48558.4% | 1,4748.2% | 17,963 |
| Butte County | Donald Trump+3,577 | 41,56742.9% | 45,14446.5% | 10,29110.6% | 97,002 |
| Calaveras County | Donald Trump+5,567 | 7,94433.8% | 13,51157.4% | 2,0768.8% | 23,531 |
| Colusa County | Donald Trump+890 | 2,66139.7% | 3,55153.0% | 4857.2% | 6,697 |
| Contra Costa County | Hillary Clinton+203,331 | 319,28767.5% | 115,95624.5% | 37,7718.0% | 473,014 |
| Del Norte County | Donald Trump+1,649 | 3,48536.5% | 5,13453.7% | 9399.8% | 9,558 |
| El Dorado County | Donald Trump+12,843 | 36,40438.3% | 49,24751.8% | 9,49810.0% | 95,149 |
| Fresno County | Hillary Clinton+17,292 | 141,34149.2% | 124,04943.2% | 21,6727.5% | 287,062 |
| Glenn County | Donald Trump+2,723 | 3,06532.4% | 5,78861.1% | 6176.5% | 9,470 |
| Humboldt County | Hillary Clinton+14,827 | 33,20055.3% | 18,37330.6% | 8,44114.1% | 60,014 |
| Imperial County | Hillary Clinton+19,963 | 32,66767.9% | 12,70426.4% | 2,7205.7% | 48,091 |
| Inyo County | Donald Trump+1,093 | 3,15538.6% | 4,24851.9% | 7769.5% | 8,179 |
| Kern County | Donald Trump+30,895 | 98,68940.4% | 129,58453.1% | 15,8906.5% | 244,163 |
| Kings County | Donald Trump+4,476 | 13,61739.7% | 18,09352.7% | 2,6007.6% | 34,310 |
| Lake County | Hillary Clinton+897 | 11,50046.6% | 10,60343.0% | 2,58110.5% | 24,684 |
| Lassen County | Donald Trump+5,350 | 2,22420.8% | 7,57470.8% | 9018.4% | 10,699 |
| Los Angeles County | Hillary Clinton+1,694,621 | 2,464,36471.8% | 769,74322.4% | 200,2015.8% | 3,434,308 |
| Madera County | Donald Trump+6,328 | 17,02939.1% | 23,35753.7% | 3,1217.2% | 43,507 |
| Marin County | Hillary Clinton+86,936 | 108,70777.3% | 21,77115.5% | 10,2057.3% | 140,683 |
| Mariposa County | Donald Trump+2,063 | 3,12235.2% | 5,18558.4% | 5706.4% | 8,877 |
| Mendocino County | Hillary Clinton+11,191 | 22,07958.2% | 10,88828.7% | 4,94813.1% | 37,915 |
| Merced County | Hillary Clinton+8,592 | 37,31752.5% | 28,72540.4% | 5,0857.1% | 71,127 |
| Modoc County | Donald Trump+1,819 | 87722.8% | 2,69670.2% | 2707.0% | 3,843 |
| Mono County | Hillary Clinton+662 | 2,77352.5% | 2,11140.0% | 3977.5% | 5,281 |
| Monterey County | Hillary Clinton+54,193 | 89,08866.8% | 34,89526.2% | 9,4257.1% | 133,408 |
| Napa County | Hillary Clinton+21,788 | 39,19963.9% | 17,41128.4% | 4,7627.8% | 61,372 |
| Nevada County | Hillary Clinton+2,688 | 26,05347.4% | 23,36542.5% | 5,51710.0% | 54,935 |
| Orange County | Hillary Clinton+102,813 | 609,96150.9% | 507,14842.3% | 80,4126.7% | 1,197,521 |
| Placer County | Donald Trump+21,629 | 73,50939.5% | 95,13851.1% | 17,3779.3% | 186,024 |
| Plumas County | Donald Trump+1,961 | 3,45935.1% | 5,42055.0% | 9719.9% | 9,850 |
| Riverside County | Hillary Clinton+40,452 | 373,69549.7% | 333,24344.4% | 44,4535.9% | 751,391 |
| Sacramento County | Hillary Clinton+136,234 | 326,02358.0% | 189,78933.8% | 46,4738.3% | 562,285 |
| San Benito County | Hillary Clinton+4,680 | 12,52156.6% | 7,84135.4% | 1,7608.0% | 22,122 |
| San Bernardino County | Hillary Clinton+69,593 | 340,83352.1% | 271,24041.5% | 41,9106.4% | 653,983 |
| San Diego County | Hillary Clinton+257,710 | 735,47656.1% | 477,76636.4% | 98,3767.5% | 1,311,618 |
| San Francisco County | Hillary Clinton+307,396 | 345,08484.5% | 37,6889.2% | 25,7696.3% | 408,541 |
| San Joaquin County | Hillary Clinton+32,188 | 121,12453.4% | 88,93639.2% | 16,9427.5% | 227,002 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Hillary Clinton+10,943 | 67,10748.9% | 56,16440.9% | 13,93110.2% | 137,202 |
| San Mateo County | Hillary Clinton+179,953 | 237,88275.7% | 57,92918.4% | 18,5735.9% | 314,384 |
| Santa Barbara County | Hillary Clinton+50,777 | 107,14259.9% | 56,36531.5% | 15,3718.6% | 178,878 |
| Santa Clara County | Hillary Clinton+366,858 | 511,68472.7% | 144,82620.6% | 47,1996.7% | 703,709 |
| Santa Cruz County | Hillary Clinton+72,811 | 95,24973.3% | 22,43817.3% | 12,3259.5% | 130,012 |
| Shasta County | Donald Trump+29,477 | 22,30127.5% | 51,77863.9% | 6,9458.6% | 81,024 |
| Sierra County | Donald Trump+447 | 60132.3% | 1,04856.4% | 20911.2% | 1,858 |
| Siskiyou County | Donald Trump+4,107 | 7,23435.3% | 11,34155.3% | 1,9189.4% | 20,493 |
| Solano County | Hillary Clinton+50,440 | 102,36060.9% | 51,92030.9% | 13,8708.2% | 168,150 |
| Sonoma County | Hillary Clinton+109,027 | 160,43568.8% | 51,40822.0% | 21,4609.2% | 233,303 |
| Stanislaus County | Hillary Clinton+3,153 | 81,64746.8% | 78,49445.0% | 14,2658.2% | 174,406 |
| Sutter County | Donald Trump+5,100 | 13,07638.7% | 18,17653.7% | 2,5727.6% | 33,824 |
| Tehama County | Donald Trump+8,685 | 6,80928.5% | 15,49464.8% | 1,6056.7% | 23,908 |
| Trinity County | Donald Trump+598 | 2,21438.3% | 2,81248.6% | 75813.1% | 5,784 |
| Tulare County | Donald Trump+10,714 | 47,58541.7% | 58,29951.1% | 8,2187.2% | 114,102 |
| Tuolumne County | Donald Trump+5,428 | 9,12335.2% | 14,55156.2% | 2,2198.6% | 25,893 |
| Ventura County | Hillary Clinton+62,079 | 194,40254.6% | 132,32337.2% | 29,3828.3% | 356,107 |
| Yolo County | Hillary Clinton+34,013 | 54,75266.7% | 20,73925.3% | 6,5998.0% | 82,090 |
| Yuba County | Donald Trump+5,260 | 7,91034.4% | 13,17057.3% | 1,9188.3% | 22,998 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.