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Elections / 1880 · President · CA

Winfield Scott Hancock carried California D+0.1.

Winfield Scott Hancock (D) vs James A. Garfield (R) in California, 1880. The state ran 5.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.9 nationally).

Nominees: Winfield Scott Hancock (D) · James A. Garfield (R)

California result
164,321 votes counted
Hancock (D)
80,442
49.0%
Garfield (R)
80,348
48.9%
All others
3,531
2.1%
Margin
D+0.1
1880 presidential election
California, 1880
1880 presidential margin by county for California — 1880 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1880 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1880 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+20.2Alpine County, CA · R+23.4Amador County, CA · D+2.4Butte County, CA · TiedCalaveras County, CA · R+0.9Colusa County, CA · D+29.1Contra Costa County, CA · R+12.6Del Norte County, CA · D+6.0El Dorado County, CA · D+3.4Fresno County, CA · D+29.6Humboldt County, CA · R+23.8Inyo County, CA · R+7.9Kern County, CA · D+17.5Lake County, CA · D+19.5Lassen County, CA · R+3.2Los Angeles County, CA · R+1.0Marin County, CA · R+14.9Mariposa County, CA · D+16.1Mendocino County, CA · D+15.0Merced County, CA · D+17.5Modoc County, CA · D+8.8Mono County, CA · R+5.2Monterey County, CA · R+2.2Napa County, CA · R+5.1Nevada County, CA · R+4.9Placer County, CA · R+7.3Plumas County, CA · R+3.9Sacramento County, CA · R+14.4San Benito County, CA · D+20.1San Bernardino County, CA · R+1.3San Diego County, CA · R+15.1San Francisco County, CA · D+5.8San Joaquin County, CA · R+3.2San Luis Obispo County, CA · R+5.8San Mateo County, CA · R+2.7Santa Barbara County, CA · R+9.9Santa Clara County, CA · R+4.8Santa Cruz County, CA · R+5.5Shasta County, CA · D+0.5Sierra County, CA · R+27.9Siskiyou County, CA · D+5.8Solano County, CA · TiedSonoma County, CA · D+6.7Stanislaus County, CA · D+21.4Sutter County, CA · R+0.9Tehama County, CA · D+4.7Trinity County, CA · R+0.8Tulare County, CA · D+16.4Tuolumne County, CA · D+4.1Ventura County, CA · R+6.8Yolo County, CA · D+4.5Yuba County, CA · D+0.8
How it voted
Share of the 1880 vote
Winfield S. Hancock ✓Democratic49.0%80,442
James A. GarfieldRepublican48.9%80,348
OtherAll other candidates2.1%3,531
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1880 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1880 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 — 1880
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−20.2%
3,8945,8979,897
Alpine CountyR
−23.4%
4166107
Amador CountyD
+2.4%
1,4111,3452,760
Butte CountyD
+0.5%
1,8321,8143,646
Calaveras CountyR
−0.9%
1,1371,1572,312
Colusa CountyD
+29.1%
1,6078822,492
Contra Costa CountyR
−12.6%
1,0101,3022,312
Del Norte CountyD
+6.0%
297263562
El Dorado CountyD
+3.4%
1,5201,4192,963
Fresno CountyD
+29.6%
1,1336131,754
Humboldt CountyR
−23.8%
7351,4202,881
Inyo CountyR
−7.9%
274321595
Kern CountyD
+17.5%
6614631,131
Lake CountyD
+19.5%
6774541,141
Lassen CountyR
−3.2%
301323692
Los Angeles CountyR
−1.0%
2,8532,9146,083
Marin CountyR
−14.9%
5617611,345
Mariposa CountyD
+16.1%
5984321,030
Mendocino CountyD
+15.0%
1,3139692,290
Merced CountyD
+17.5%
7365161,256
Modoc CountyD
+8.8%
490410906
Mono CountyR
−5.2%
8219131,772
Monterey CountyR
−2.2%
1,2051,2602,502
Napa CountyR
−5.1%
1,0821,1992,310
Nevada CountyR
−4.9%
2,0292,2414,292
Placer CountyR
−7.3%
1,4161,6433,117
Plumas CountyR
−3.9%
6456981,344
Sacramento CountyR
−14.4%
2,8173,7946,762
San Benito CountyD
+20.1%
6464291,080
San Bernardino CountyR
−1.3%
7117301,487
San Diego CountyR
−15.1%
5467431,308
San Francisco CountyD
+5.8%
21,47119,08041,239
San Joaquin CountyR
−3.2%
2,4092,5684,985
San Luis Obispo CountyR
−5.8%
7298301,736
San Mateo CountyR
−2.7%
7207601,490
Santa Barbara CountyR
−9.9%
7179071,918
Santa Clara CountyR
−4.8%
2,8213,1136,045
Santa Cruz CountyR
−5.5%
1,1021,2362,451
Shasta CountyD
+0.5%
8778681,755
Sierra CountyR
−27.9%
5599971,568
Siskiyou CountyD
+5.8%
9008001,719
Solano CountyR
−0.1%
1,9591,9633,942
Sonoma CountyD
+6.7%
2,6282,2905,040
Stanislaus CountyD
+21.4%
1,1617521,913
Sutter CountyR
−0.9%
5916021,198
Tehama CountyD
+4.7%
9548681,823
Trinity CountyR
−0.8%
457464930
Tulare CountyD
+16.4%
1,3069172,369
Tuolumne CountyD
+4.1%
1,0019221,938
Ventura CountyR
−6.8%
5225991,125
Yolo CountyD
+4.5%
1,3741,2562,651
Yuba CountyD
+0.8%
1,1851,1652,357