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Elections / 1876 · President · CA

Rutherford B. Hayes carried California R+1.8.

Samuel J. Tilden (D) vs Rutherford B. Hayes (R) in California, 1876. The state ran 9.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.7 nationally).

Nominees: Samuel J. Tilden (D) · Rutherford B. Hayes (R)

California result
155,755 votes counted
Tilden (D)
76,464
49.1%
Hayes (R)
79,265
50.9%
All others
66
0.0%
Margin
R+1.8
1876 presidential election
California, 1876
HayesR+1.8
1876 presidential margin by county for California — 1876 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1876 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1876 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alameda County, CA · R+19.2Alpine County, CA · R+25.7Amador County, CA · D+5.7Butte County, CA · R+0.9Calaveras County, CA · D+2.7Colusa County, CA · D+31.4Contra Costa County, CA · R+17.2Del Norte County, CA · D+10.1El Dorado County, CA · D+4.0Fresno County, CA · D+48.2Humboldt County, CA · R+18.4Inyo County, CA · D+4.5Kern County, CA · D+20.6Lake County, CA · D+29.7Lassen County, CA · R+6.0Los Angeles County, CA · D+8.6Marin County, CA · R+2.5Mariposa County, CA · D+20.7Mendocino County, CA · D+16.0Merced County, CA · D+18.1Modoc County, CA · D+21.5Mono County, CA · R+10.1Monterey County, CA · R+7.7Napa County, CA · R+9.0Nevada County, CA · R+9.4Placer County, CA · R+11.5Plumas County, CA · R+7.5Sacramento County, CA · R+21.4San Benito County, CA · D+20.9San Bernardino County, CA · R+5.2San Diego County, CA · R+8.6San Francisco County, CA · R+1.9San Joaquin County, CA · R+10.2San Luis Obispo County, CA · D+10.0San Mateo County, CA · R+11.2Santa Barbara County, CA · R+22.5Santa Clara County, CA · R+4.2Santa Cruz County, CA · R+15.2Shasta County, CA · D+1.3Sierra County, CA · R+28.6Siskiyou County, CA · D+9.1Solano County, CA · R+5.3Sonoma County, CA · D+8.9Stanislaus County, CA · D+15.6Sutter County, CA · TiedTehama County, CA · D+2.1Trinity County, CA · D+2.5Tulare County, CA · D+16.3Tuolumne County, CA · D+6.2Ventura County, CA · R+1.4Yolo County, CA · D+4.9Yuba County, CA · R+7.5
How it voted
Share of the 1876 vote
Rutherford B. Hayes ✓Republican50.9%79,265
Samuel J. TildenDemocratic49.1%76,464
OtherAll other candidates0.0%66
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1876 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1876 contest in context
California's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +20.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+20.1%DR18762024
California's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876−1.8%
1880+0.1%
1884−6.7%
1888−2.8%
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%
County results — 1876
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−19.2%
3,3474,9388,297
Alpine CountyR
−25.7%
65110175
Amador CountyD
+5.7%
1,3151,1722,487
Butte CountyR
−0.9%
1,6341,6653,299
Calaveras CountyD
+2.7%
9368861,822
Colusa CountyD
+31.4%
1,4687662,234
Contra Costa CountyR
−17.2%
8371,1842,021
Del Norte CountyD
+10.1%
228186414
El Dorado CountyD
+4.0%
1,4411,3312,772
Fresno CountyD
+48.2%
9683381,306
Humboldt CountyR
−18.4%
1,1271,6372,765
Inyo CountyD
+4.5%
375343718
Kern CountyD
+20.6%
8445561,400
Lake CountyD
+29.7%
7023801,085
Lassen CountyR
−6.0%
227256483
Los Angeles CountyD
+8.6%
3,6153,0416,670
Marin CountyR
−2.5%
6196511,270
Mariposa CountyD
+20.7%
554364918
Mendocino CountyD
+16.0%
1,2839292,212
Merced CountyD
+18.1%
8045581,362
Modoc CountyD
+21.5%
322208530
Mono CountyR
−10.1%
125153278
Monterey CountyR
−7.7%
1,0121,1822,197
Napa CountyR
−9.0%
9631,1532,116
Nevada CountyR
−9.4%
1,9052,3004,205
Placer CountyR
−11.5%
1,2781,6102,888
Plumas CountyR
−7.5%
5025831,085
Sacramento CountyR
−21.4%
2,4843,8386,322
San Benito CountyD
+20.9%
6644341,100
San Bernardino CountyR
−5.2%
6076741,300
San Diego CountyR
−8.6%
6687941,462
San Francisco CountyR
−1.9%
20,39921,17241,572
San Joaquin CountyR
−10.2%
1,8502,2704,120
San Luis Obispo CountyD
+10.0%
9447721,716
San Mateo CountyR
−11.2%
6968711,567
Santa Barbara CountyR
−22.5%
7431,1741,919
Santa Clara CountyR
−4.2%
3,0653,3356,402
Santa Cruz CountyR
−15.2%
1,1321,5372,669
Shasta CountyD
+1.3%
6416251,226
Sierra CountyR
−28.6%
5099171,426
Siskiyou CountyD
+9.1%
8617181,579
Solano CountyR
−5.3%
1,7531,9513,704
Sonoma CountyD
+8.9%
2,9072,4325,345
Stanislaus CountyD
+15.6%
1,0978011,898
Sutter CountyD
+0.3%
5535501,104
Tehama CountyD
+2.1%
6746461,320
Trinity CountyD
+2.5%
408388796
Tulare CountyD
+16.3%
1,3709862,356
Tuolumne CountyD
+6.2%
9168091,725
Ventura CountyR
−1.4%
5916081,199
Yolo CountyD
+4.9%
1,3601,2332,593
Yuba CountyR
−7.5%
1,0761,2502,326