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Elections / 1888 · President · CA

Benjamin Harrison carried California R+2.8.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in California, 1888. The state ran 9.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+6.2 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R)

California result
251,339 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
117,729
46.8%
Harrison (R)
124,816
49.7%
All others
8,794
3.5%
Margin
R+2.8
1888 presidential election
California, 1888
HarrisonR+2.8
1888 presidential margin by county for California — 1888 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1888 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1888 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+20.4Alpine County, CA · R+32.5Amador County, CA · D+1.9Butte County, CA · D+0.5Calaveras County, CA · R+4.9Colusa County, CA · D+28.1Contra Costa County, CA · R+12.4Del Norte County, CA · D+8.7El Dorado County, CA · D+3.7Fresno County, CA · D+6.6Humboldt County, CA · R+15.3Inyo County, CA · R+22.0Kern County, CA · D+14.5Lake County, CA · D+8.3Lassen County, CA · D+4.5Los Angeles County, CA · R+14.6Marin County, CA · R+7.6Mariposa County, CA · D+11.4Mendocino County, CA · D+7.7Merced County, CA · D+11.1Modoc County, CA · D+9.9Mono County, CA · R+22.7Monterey County, CA · TiedNapa County, CA · R+8.1Nevada County, CA · R+5.8Placer County, CA · R+6.4Plumas County, CA · R+6.3Sacramento County, CA · R+15.6San Benito County, CA · D+8.6San Bernardino County, CA · R+11.7San Diego County, CA · R+18.0San Francisco County, CA · D+5.4San Joaquin County, CA · TiedSan Luis Obispo County, CA · R+3.1San Mateo County, CA · R+6.7Santa Barbara County, CA · R+3.5Santa Clara County, CA · R+5.4Santa Cruz County, CA · R+6.2Shasta County, CA · R+3.3Sierra County, CA · R+18.6Siskiyou County, CA · D+3.4Solano County, CA · R+1.6Sonoma County, CA · D+1.4Stanislaus County, CA · D+17.8Sutter County, CA · R+1.6Tehama County, CA · D+4.3Trinity County, CA · TiedTulare County, CA · D+7.0Tuolumne County, CA · D+14.7Ventura County, CA · R+9.8Yolo County, CA · D+7.6Yuba County, CA · D+1.6
How it voted
Share of the 1888 vote
Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican49.7%124,816
Grover ClevelandDemocratic46.8%117,729
OtherAll other candidates3.5%8,794
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1888 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1888 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 — 1888
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−20.4%
5,6938,84015,461
Alpine CountyR
−32.5%
275380
Amador CountyD
+1.9%
1,4291,3732,892
Butte CountyD
+0.5%
2,2152,1914,541
Calaveras CountyR
−4.9%
1,3051,4412,762
Colusa CountyD
+28.1%
2,0101,1163,176
Contra Costa CountyR
−12.4%
1,1771,5182,758
Del Norte CountyD
+8.7%
294244577
El Dorado CountyD
+3.7%
1,4561,3502,871
Fresno CountyD
+6.6%
2,8222,4615,492
Humboldt CountyR
−15.3%
2,0142,7724,956
Inyo CountyR
−22.0%
273437745
Kern CountyD
+14.5%
1,2299102,195
Lake CountyD
+8.3%
8677311,629
Lassen CountyD
+4.5%
5354881,043
Los Angeles CountyR
−14.6%
10,11013,80525,264
Marin CountyR
−7.6%
8029361,774
Mariposa CountyD
+11.4%
6645261,208
Mendocino CountyD
+7.7%
2,0061,7113,821
Merced CountyD
+11.1%
9727731,796
Modoc CountyD
+9.9%
6795521,278
Mono CountyR
−22.7%
215347581
Monterey CountyR
−0.2%
1,8661,8753,862
Napa CountyR
−8.1%
1,4961,7633,314
Nevada CountyR
−5.8%
1,9232,1674,192
Placer CountyR
−6.4%
1,5471,7613,364
Plumas CountyR
−6.3%
5706481,233
Sacramento CountyR
−15.6%
3,4474,7698,460
San Benito CountyD
+8.6%
7976641,553
San Bernardino CountyR
−11.7%
2,3883,0595,718
San Diego CountyR
−18.0%
3,1894,6618,194
San Francisco CountyD
+5.4%
28,69925,70855,717
San Joaquin CountyR
−0.1%
2,8222,8295,981
San Luis Obispo CountyR
−3.1%
1,5851,6893,400
San Mateo CountyR
−6.7%
9801,1212,117
Santa Barbara CountyR
−3.5%
1,5651,6843,423
Santa Clara CountyR
−5.4%
3,9724,4578,924
Santa Cruz CountyR
−6.2%
1,7501,9963,940
Shasta CountyR
−3.3%
1,3941,4902,939
Sierra CountyR
−18.6%
6891,0041,695
Siskiyou CountyD
+3.4%
1,4591,3612,845
Solano CountyR
−1.6%
2,1582,2314,492
Sonoma CountyD
+1.4%
3,3943,2937,011
Stanislaus CountyD
+17.8%
1,3159032,314
Sutter CountyR
−1.6%
6987221,475
Tehama CountyD
+4.3%
1,2901,1812,508
Trinity CountyD
+0.1%
490489985
Tulare CountyD
+7.0%
2,6372,2755,192
Tuolumne CountyD
+14.7%
1,1598542,075
Ventura CountyR
−9.8%
9061,1072,056
Yolo CountyD
+7.6%
1,5801,3503,023
Yuba CountyD
+1.6%
1,1701,1302,437