California — 1900 presidential election
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentMcKinleyR+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 54.4% | 164,755 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 41.2% | 124,985 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.4% | 13,264 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
57 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (57 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+9.5 |
California results by county
57 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 | William McKinley+7,647 | 14,32464.6% | 6,67730.1% | 1,1585.2% | 22,159 |
| Alpine County | William McKinley+54 | 6982.1% | 1517.9% | 00.0% | 84 |
| Amador County | William McKinley+175 | 1,38452.6% | 1,20946.0% | 361.4% | 2,629 |
| Butte County | William McKinley+311 | 2,32252.5% | 2,01145.5% | 861.9% | 4,419 |
| Calaveras County | William McKinley+312 | 1,60054.6% | 1,28843.9% | 431.5% | 2,931 |
| Colusa County | William J. Bryan+427 | 64836.0% | 1,07559.7% | 784.3% | 1,801 |
| Contra Costa County | William McKinley+616 | 2,16557.0% | 1,54940.8% | 832.2% | 3,797 |
| Del Norte County | William McKinley+43 | 33451.8% | 29145.1% | 203.1% | 645 |
| El Dorado County | William J. Bryan+213 | 1,19345.1% | 1,40653.2% | 441.7% | 2,643 |
| Fresno County | William J. Bryan+5 | 3,58547.3% | 3,59047.4% | 3985.3% | 7,573 |
| Glenn County | William J. Bryan+243 | 49439.5% | 73758.9% | 201.6% | 1,251 |
| Humboldt County | William McKinley+2,204 | 3,90266.3% | 1,69828.9% | 2844.8% | 5,884 |
| Inyo County | William J. Bryan+109 | 39642.4% | 50554.0% | 343.6% | 935 |
| Kern County | William J. Bryan+268 | 1,69245.2% | 1,96052.3% | 942.5% | 3,746 |
| Kings County | William McKinley+160 | 1,03251.8% | 87243.7% | 904.5% | 1,994 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+162 | 58441.4% | 74652.9% | 795.6% | 1,409 |
| Lassen County | William McKinley+223 | 54958.1% | 32634.5% | 707.4% | 945 |
| Los Angeles County | William McKinley+6,042 | 19,20055.1% | 13,15837.8% | 2,4907.1% | 34,848 |
| Madera County | William McKinley+27 | 76449.6% | 73747.8% | 402.6% | 1,541 |
| Marin County | William McKinley+777 | 1,68163.6% | 90434.2% | 592.2% | 2,644 |
| Mariposa County | William J. Bryan+212 | 50540.8% | 71757.9% | 161.3% | 1,238 |
| Mendocino County | William McKinley+331 | 2,19253.2% | 1,86145.1% | 711.7% | 4,124 |
| Merced County | William J. Bryan+270 | 81141.6% | 1,08155.4% | 583.0% | 1,950 |
| Modoc County | William J. Bryan+86 | 44644.8% | 53253.4% | 181.8% | 996 |
| Mono County | William McKinley+26 | 28452.1% | 25847.3% | 30.6% | 545 |
| Monterey County | William McKinley+139 | 1,96450.1% | 1,82546.6% | 1313.3% | 3,920 |
| Napa County | William McKinley+585 | 2,01756.7% | 1,43240.3% | 1083.0% | 3,557 |
| Nevada County | William McKinley+691 | 2,44955.9% | 1,75840.1% | 1733.9% | 4,380 |
| Orange County | William McKinley+378 | 2,15551.2% | 1,77742.2% | 2746.5% | 4,206 |
| Placer County | William McKinley+417 | 2,00954.6% | 1,59243.3% | 762.1% | 3,677 |
| Plumas County | William McKinley+198 | 64058.4% | 44240.4% | 131.2% | 1,095 |
| Riverside County | William McKinley+1,195 | 2,32961.1% | 1,13429.8% | 3469.1% | 3,809 |
| Sacramento County | William McKinley+1,181 | 5,50654.8% | 4,32543.0% | 2202.2% | 10,051 |
| San Benito County | William J. Bryan+62 | 72446.7% | 78650.7% | 402.6% | 1,550 |
| San Bernardino County | William McKinley+788 | 3,13552.2% | 2,34739.0% | 5298.8% | 6,011 |
| San Diego County | William McKinley+1,122 | 3,80054.9% | 2,67838.7% | 4436.4% | 6,921 |
| San Francisco County | William McKinley+9,996 | 35,20855.7% | 25,21239.9% | 2,7824.4% | 63,202 |
| San Joaquin County | William McKinley+445 | 3,31852.0% | 2,87345.0% | 1882.9% | 6,379 |
| San Luis Obispo County | William J. Bryan+149 | 1,56445.8% | 1,71350.2% | 1374.0% | 3,414 |
| San Mateo County | William McKinley+731 | 1,64563.0% | 91435.0% | 522.0% | 2,611 |
| Santa Barbara County | William McKinley+389 | 1,98852.6% | 1,59942.3% | 1945.1% | 3,781 |
| Santa Clara County | William McKinley+2,500 | 7,10758.3% | 4,60737.8% | 4864.0% | 12,200 |
| Santa Cruz County | William McKinley+538 | 2,17353.2% | 1,63540.0% | 2776.8% | 4,085 |
| Shasta County | William J. Bryan+267 | 1,68144.7% | 1,94851.8% | 1323.5% | 3,761 |
| Sierra County | William McKinley+266 | 70261.0% | 43637.9% | 131.1% | 1,151 |
| Siskiyou County | William McKinley+230 | 1,89852.4% | 1,66846.0% | 591.6% | 3,625 |
| Solano County | William McKinley+852 | 3,11455.4% | 2,26240.2% | 2494.4% | 5,625 |
| Sonoma County | William McKinley+864 | 4,38154.0% | 3,51743.4% | 2092.6% | 8,107 |
| Stanislaus County | William J. Bryan+212 | 1,05843.8% | 1,27052.6% | 873.6% | 2,415 |
| Sutter County | William McKinley+177 | 81954.9% | 64243.1% | 302.0% | 1,491 |
| Tehama County | William McKinley+72 | 1,21050.4% | 1,13847.4% | 552.3% | 2,403 |
| Trinity County | William McKinley+59 | 54452.4% | 48546.7% | 101.0% | 1,039 |
| Tulare County | William J. Bryan+491 | 1,75541.4% | 2,24653.0% | 2375.6% | 4,238 |
| Tuolumne County | William J. Bryan+221 | 1,30945.1% | 1,53052.7% | 642.2% | 2,903 |
| Ventura County | William McKinley+375 | 1,70853.5% | 1,33341.8% | 1494.7% | 3,190 |
| Yolo County | William J. Bryan+177 | 1,51045.8% | 1,68751.2% | 993.0% | 3,296 |
| Yuba County | William McKinley+208 | 1,17954.1% | 97144.5% | 301.4% | 2,180 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 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 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.