California — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentBidenD+29.2
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Joe Biden ✓Democratic | 63.5% | 11,110,639 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 34.3% | 6,006,518 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 384,223 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2020 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+62.2 |
| Alpine County, CA | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Orange County, CA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Riverside County, CA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+72.5 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+21.6 |
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 | Joe Biden+481,350 | 617,65979.8% | 136,30917.6% | 19,7852.6% | 773,753 |
| Alpine County | Joe Biden+232 | 47663.8% | 24432.7% | 263.5% | 746 |
| Amador County | Donald Trump+5,432 | 8,15336.4% | 13,58560.7% | 6592.9% | 22,397 |
| Butte County | Joe Biden+1,996 | 50,81549.5% | 48,81947.6% | 2,9312.9% | 102,565 |
| Calaveras County | Donald Trump+6,472 | 10,04636.8% | 16,51860.6% | 7082.6% | 27,272 |
| Colusa County | Donald Trump+1,320 | 3,23940.7% | 4,55957.3% | 1632.0% | 7,961 |
| Contra Costa County | Joe Biden+263,509 | 416,38671.6% | 152,87726.3% | 12,0532.1% | 581,316 |
| Del Norte County | Donald Trump+1,784 | 4,67740.8% | 6,46156.4% | 3152.8% | 11,453 |
| El Dorado County | Donald Trump+10,217 | 51,62144.4% | 61,83853.2% | 2,7002.3% | 116,159 |
| Fresno County | Joe Biden+28,561 | 193,02552.9% | 164,46445.1% | 7,4282.0% | 364,917 |
| Glenn County | Donald Trump+3,068 | 3,99535.4% | 7,06362.5% | 2392.1% | 11,297 |
| Humboldt County | Joe Biden+22,998 | 44,76864.5% | 21,77031.4% | 2,8864.2% | 69,424 |
| Imperial County | Joe Biden+13,831 | 34,67861.1% | 20,84736.7% | 1,2182.1% | 56,743 |
| Inyo County | Joe Biden+14 | 4,63448.9% | 4,62048.7% | 2302.4% | 9,484 |
| Kern County | Donald Trump+31,118 | 133,36643.7% | 164,48453.9% | 7,4422.4% | 305,292 |
| Kings County | Donald Trump+5,373 | 18,69942.6% | 24,07254.9% | 1,0902.5% | 43,861 |
| Lake County | Joe Biden+1,818 | 14,94151.5% | 13,12345.3% | 9223.2% | 28,986 |
| Lassen County | Donald Trump+6,171 | 2,79923.2% | 8,97074.5% | 2762.3% | 12,045 |
| Los Angeles County | Joe Biden+1,883,355 | 3,028,88570.7% | 1,145,53026.7% | 109,5302.6% | 4,283,945 |
| Madera County | Donald Trump+6,210 | 23,16843.1% | 29,37854.7% | 1,1862.2% | 53,732 |
| Marin County | Joe Biden+103,676 | 128,28882.3% | 24,61215.8% | 2,9301.9% | 155,830 |
| Mariposa County | Donald Trump+1,862 | 4,08839.8% | 5,95057.9% | 2422.4% | 10,280 |
| Mendocino County | Joe Biden+15,515 | 28,78266.4% | 13,26730.6% | 1,2913.0% | 43,340 |
| Merced County | Joe Biden+9,594 | 48,99153.8% | 39,39743.3% | 2,6052.9% | 90,993 |
| Modoc County | Donald Trump+1,959 | 1,15026.3% | 3,10971.2% | 1082.5% | 4,367 |
| Mono County | Joe Biden+1,500 | 4,01359.6% | 2,51337.3% | 2123.1% | 6,738 |
| Monterey County | Joe Biden+67,654 | 113,95369.5% | 46,29928.2% | 3,6712.2% | 163,923 |
| Napa County | Joe Biden+29,141 | 49,81769.0% | 20,67628.7% | 1,6572.3% | 72,150 |
| Nevada County | Joe Biden+9,580 | 36,35955.8% | 26,77941.1% | 2,0643.2% | 65,202 |
| Orange County | Joe Biden+137,511 | 814,00953.5% | 676,49844.4% | 31,6062.1% | 1,522,113 |
| Placer County | Donald Trump+15,619 | 106,86945.5% | 122,48852.1% | 5,7272.4% | 235,084 |
| Plumas County | Donald Trump+1,884 | 4,56140.5% | 6,44557.2% | 2542.3% | 11,260 |
| Riverside County | Joe Biden+79,196 | 528,34053.0% | 449,14445.0% | 19,6722.0% | 997,156 |
| Sacramento County | Joe Biden+181,403 | 440,80861.4% | 259,40536.1% | 18,2272.5% | 718,440 |
| San Benito County | Joe Biden+7,038 | 17,62861.1% | 10,59036.7% | 6122.1% | 28,830 |
| San Bernardino County | Joe Biden+89,602 | 455,85954.2% | 366,25743.5% | 19,0142.3% | 841,130 |
| San Diego County | Joe Biden+364,556 | 964,65060.2% | 600,09437.5% | 37,3992.3% | 1,602,143 |
| San Francisco County | Joe Biden+321,739 | 378,15685.3% | 56,41712.7% | 8,9802.0% | 443,553 |
| San Joaquin County | Joe Biden+40,039 | 161,13755.6% | 121,09841.8% | 7,5462.6% | 289,781 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Joe Biden+20,874 | 88,31055.3% | 67,43642.2% | 3,9682.5% | 159,714 |
| San Mateo County | Joe Biden+215,912 | 291,49677.9% | 75,58420.2% | 7,1711.9% | 374,251 |
| Santa Barbara County | Joe Biden+64,227 | 129,96364.5% | 65,73632.6% | 5,7332.8% | 201,432 |
| Santa Clara County | Joe Biden+403,355 | 617,96772.6% | 214,61225.2% | 18,1622.1% | 850,741 |
| Santa Cruz County | Joe Biden+87,309 | 114,24678.4% | 26,93718.5% | 4,4663.1% | 145,649 |
| Shasta County | Donald Trump+30,789 | 30,00032.3% | 60,78965.4% | 2,1412.3% | 92,930 |
| Sierra County | Donald Trump+412 | 73037.5% | 1,14258.7% | 753.9% | 1,947 |
| Siskiyou County | Donald Trump+3,697 | 9,59340.9% | 13,29056.6% | 5892.5% | 23,472 |
| Solano County | Joe Biden+62,333 | 131,63963.6% | 69,30633.5% | 5,8862.8% | 206,831 |
| Sonoma County | Joe Biden+138,113 | 199,93874.5% | 61,82523.0% | 6,5542.4% | 268,317 |
| Stanislaus County | Joe Biden+1,696 | 105,84149.0% | 104,14548.2% | 6,0012.8% | 215,987 |
| Sutter County | Donald Trump+7,008 | 17,36740.7% | 24,37557.2% | 9022.1% | 42,644 |
| Tehama County | Donald Trump+10,230 | 8,91131.0% | 19,14166.6% | 6792.4% | 28,731 |
| Trinity County | Donald Trump+337 | 2,85145.0% | 3,18850.4% | 2914.6% | 6,330 |
| Tulare County | Donald Trump+11,474 | 66,10545.0% | 77,57952.8% | 3,2012.2% | 146,885 |
| Tuolumne County | Donald Trump+5,711 | 11,97839.4% | 17,68958.2% | 7412.4% | 30,408 |
| Ventura County | Joe Biden+89,181 | 251,38859.5% | 162,20738.4% | 9,2302.2% | 422,825 |
| Yolo County | Joe Biden+40,306 | 67,59869.5% | 27,29228.1% | 2,4042.5% | 97,294 |
| Yuba County | Donald Trump+6,446 | 11,23037.7% | 17,67659.3% | 8903.0% | 29,796 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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 | +29.2% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.