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Elections / 1884 · President · CA

James G. Blaine carried California R+6.7.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R) in California, 1884. The state ran 9.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.0 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · James G. Blaine (R)

California result
197,033 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
89,288
45.3%
Blaine (R)
102,416
52.0%
All others
5,329
2.7%
Margin
R+6.7
1884 presidential election
California, 1884
BlaineR+6.7
1884 presidential margin by county for California — 1884 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1884 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1884 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+22.1Alpine County, CA · R+21.7Amador County, CA · D+1.5Butte County, CA · R+1.2Calaveras County, CA · R+3.5Colusa County, CA · D+26.7Contra Costa County, CA · R+14.3Del Norte County, CA · R+2.6El Dorado County, CA · D+6.3Fresno County, CA · D+12.4Humboldt County, CA · R+18.1Inyo County, CA · R+9.6Kern County, CA · D+14.1Lake County, CA · D+15.1Lassen County, CA · D+3.8Los Angeles County, CA · R+8.4Marin County, CA · R+7.8Mariposa County, CA · D+13.0Mendocino County, CA · D+9.0Merced County, CA · D+8.1Modoc County, CA · D+11.7Mono County, CA · R+21.3Monterey County, CA · R+3.3Napa County, CA · R+11.7Nevada County, CA · R+13.7Placer County, CA · R+8.0Plumas County, CA · R+12.4Sacramento County, CA · R+23.5San Benito County, CA · D+7.1San Bernardino County, CA · R+11.1San Diego County, CA · R+16.3San Francisco County, CA · R+9.0San Joaquin County, CA · R+3.0San Luis Obispo County, CA · R+6.8San Mateo County, CA · R+11.6Santa Barbara County, CA · R+7.9Santa Clara County, CA · R+9.2Santa Cruz County, CA · R+9.7Shasta County, CA · R+5.8Sierra County, CA · R+31.2Siskiyou County, CA · D+7.7Solano County, CA · R+9.1Sonoma County, CA · R+1.6Stanislaus County, CA · D+18.0Sutter County, CA · R+2.9Tehama County, CA · D+3.2Trinity County, CA · R+2.0Tulare County, CA · D+13.4Tuolumne County, CA · R+8.7Ventura County, CA · R+10.5Yolo County, CA · TiedYuba County, CA · R+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 1884 vote
James G. Blaine ✓Republican52.0%102,416
Grover ClevelandDemocratic45.3%89,288
OtherAll other candidates2.7%5,329
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1884 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1884 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 — 1884
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−22.1%
4,7347,47112,398
Alpine CountyR
−21.7%
365692
Amador CountyD
+1.5%
1,3581,3172,760
Butte CountyR
−1.2%
2,1182,1724,427
Calaveras CountyR
−3.5%
1,1641,2492,424
Colusa CountyD
+26.7%
1,8021,0282,899
Contra Costa CountyR
−14.3%
1,1141,4962,678
Del Norte CountyR
−2.6%
294310622
El Dorado CountyD
+6.3%
1,4691,2892,835
Fresno CountyD
+12.4%
1,7041,3143,137
Humboldt CountyR
−18.1%
1,4502,1844,053
Inyo CountyR
−9.6%
283345646
Kern CountyD
+14.1%
7985981,423
Lake CountyD
+15.1%
7985881,391
Lassen CountyD
+3.8%
415384821
Los Angeles CountyR
−8.4%
4,6835,59510,829
Marin CountyR
−7.8%
7278511,587
Mariposa CountyD
+13.0%
6184741,109
Mendocino CountyD
+9.0%
1,5891,3173,013
Merced CountyD
+8.1%
9538091,779
Modoc CountyD
+11.7%
6094781,120
Mono CountyR
−21.3%
3815981,021
Monterey CountyR
−3.3%
1,3811,4762,910
Napa CountyR
−11.7%
1,2561,5932,877
Nevada CountyR
−13.7%
1,7912,3684,219
Placer CountyR
−8.0%
1,4831,7493,307
Plumas CountyR
−12.4%
5547121,275
Sacramento CountyR
−23.5%
2,6594,3677,260
San Benito CountyD
+7.1%
6655741,279
San Bernardino CountyR
−11.1%
1,2881,6172,974
San Diego CountyR
−16.3%
8001,1201,965
San Francisco CountyR
−9.0%
21,20225,50947,719
San Joaquin CountyR
−3.0%
2,8983,0796,119
San Luis Obispo CountyR
−6.8%
1,0691,2332,397
San Mateo CountyR
−11.6%
7509501,717
Santa Barbara CountyR
−7.9%
1,0501,2432,441
Santa Clara CountyR
−9.2%
3,1723,8407,258
Santa Cruz CountyR
−9.7%
1,3651,6673,105
Shasta CountyR
−5.8%
1,0421,1732,276
Sierra CountyR
−31.2%
5541,0641,634
Siskiyou CountyD
+7.7%
1,0368861,944
Solano CountyR
−9.1%
1,9772,3824,443
Sonoma CountyR
−1.6%
2,9443,0446,160
Stanislaus CountyD
+18.0%
1,4249792,479
Sutter CountyR
−2.9%
6356751,389
Tehama CountyD
+3.2%
1,1461,0752,249
Trinity CountyR
−2.0%
418435865
Tulare CountyD
+13.4%
1,6911,2683,158
Tuolumne CountyR
−8.7%
8701,0401,955
Ventura CountyR
−10.5%
6037491,388
Yolo CountyD
+0.3%
1,4211,4122,897
Yuba CountyR
−7.2%
1,0471,2142,310