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Elections / 1900 · President · CA

William McKinley carried California R+13.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in California, 1900. The state ran 5.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

California result
303,004 votes counted
Bryan (D)
124,985
41.2%
McKinley (R)
164,755
54.4%
All others
13,264
4.4%
Margin
R+13.1
1900 presidential election
California, 1900
McKinleyR+13.1
1900 presidential margin by county for California — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1900 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1900 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+34.5Alpine County, CA · R+64.3Amador County, CA · R+6.7Butte County, CA · R+7.0Calaveras County, CA · R+10.6Colusa County, CA · D+23.7Contra Costa County, CA · R+16.2Del Norte County, CA · R+6.7El Dorado County, CA · D+8.1Fresno County, CA · TiedGlenn County, CA · D+19.4Humboldt County, CA · R+37.5Inyo County, CA · D+11.7Kern County, CA · D+7.2Kings County, CA · R+8.0Lake County, CA · D+11.5Lassen County, CA · R+23.6Los Angeles County, CA · R+17.3Madera County, CA · R+1.8Marin County, CA · R+29.4Mariposa County, CA · D+17.1Mendocino County, CA · R+8.0Merced County, CA · D+13.8Modoc County, CA · D+8.6Mono County, CA · R+4.8Monterey County, CA · R+3.5Napa County, CA · R+16.4Nevada County, CA · R+15.8Orange County, CA · R+9.0Placer County, CA · R+11.3Plumas County, CA · R+18.1Riverside County, CA · R+31.4Sacramento County, CA · R+11.8San Benito County, CA · D+4.0San Bernardino County, CA · R+13.1San Diego County, CA · R+16.2San Francisco County, CA · R+15.8San Joaquin County, CA · R+7.0San Luis Obispo County, CA · D+4.4San Mateo County, CA · R+28.0Santa Barbara County, CA · R+10.3Santa Clara County, CA · R+20.5Santa Cruz County, CA · R+13.2Shasta County, CA · D+7.1Sierra County, CA · R+23.1Siskiyou County, CA · R+6.3Solano County, CA · R+15.1Sonoma County, CA · R+10.7Stanislaus County, CA · D+8.8Sutter County, CA · R+11.9Tehama County, CA · R+3.0Trinity County, CA · R+5.7Tulare County, CA · D+11.6Tuolumne County, CA · D+7.6Ventura County, CA · R+11.8Yolo County, CA · D+5.4Yuba County, CA · R+9.5
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican54.4%164,755
William J. BryanDemocratic41.2%124,985
OtherAll other candidates4.4%13,264
D+60
R+60
57 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900
57 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−34.5%
6,67714,32422,159
Alpine CountyR
−64.3%
156984
Amador CountyR
−6.7%
1,2091,3842,629
Butte CountyR
−7.0%
2,0112,3224,419
Calaveras CountyR
−10.6%
1,2881,6002,931
Colusa CountyD
+23.7%
1,0756481,801
Contra Costa CountyR
−16.2%
1,5492,1653,797
Del Norte CountyR
−6.7%
291334645
El Dorado CountyD
+8.1%
1,4061,1932,643
Fresno CountyD
+0.1%
3,5903,5857,573
Glenn CountyD
+19.4%
7374941,251
Humboldt CountyR
−37.5%
1,6983,9025,884
Inyo CountyD
+11.7%
505396935
Kern CountyD
+7.2%
1,9601,6923,746
Kings CountyR
−8.0%
8721,0321,994
Lake CountyD
+11.5%
7465841,409
Lassen CountyR
−23.6%
326549945
Los Angeles CountyR
−17.3%
13,15819,20034,848
Madera CountyR
−1.8%
7377641,541
Marin CountyR
−29.4%
9041,6812,644
Mariposa CountyD
+17.1%
7175051,238
Mendocino CountyR
−8.0%
1,8612,1924,124
Merced CountyD
+13.8%
1,0818111,950
Modoc CountyD
+8.6%
532446996
Mono CountyR
−4.8%
258284545
Monterey CountyR
−3.5%
1,8251,9643,920
Napa CountyR
−16.4%
1,4322,0173,557
Nevada CountyR
−15.8%
1,7582,4494,380
Orange CountyR
−9.0%
1,7772,1554,206
Placer CountyR
−11.3%
1,5922,0093,677
Plumas CountyR
−18.1%
4426401,095
Riverside CountyR
−31.4%
1,1342,3293,809
Sacramento CountyR
−11.8%
4,3255,50610,051
San Benito CountyD
+4.0%
7867241,550
San Bernardino CountyR
−13.1%
2,3473,1356,011
San Diego CountyR
−16.2%
2,6783,8006,921
San Francisco CountyR
−15.8%
25,21235,20863,202
San Joaquin CountyR
−7.0%
2,8733,3186,379
San Luis Obispo CountyD
+4.4%
1,7131,5643,414
San Mateo CountyR
−28.0%
9141,6452,611
Santa Barbara CountyR
−10.3%
1,5991,9883,781
Santa Clara CountyR
−20.5%
4,6077,10712,200
Santa Cruz CountyR
−13.2%
1,6352,1734,085
Shasta CountyD
+7.1%
1,9481,6813,761
Sierra CountyR
−23.1%
4367021,151
Siskiyou CountyR
−6.3%
1,6681,8983,625
Solano CountyR
−15.1%
2,2623,1145,625
Sonoma CountyR
−10.7%
3,5174,3818,107
Stanislaus CountyD
+8.8%
1,2701,0582,415
Sutter CountyR
−11.9%
6428191,491
Tehama CountyR
−3.0%
1,1381,2102,403
Trinity CountyR
−5.7%
4855441,039
Tulare CountyD
+11.6%
2,2461,7554,238
Tuolumne CountyD
+7.6%
1,5301,3092,903
Ventura CountyR
−11.8%
1,3331,7083,190
Yolo CountyD
+5.4%
1,6871,5103,296
Yuba CountyR
−9.5%
9711,1792,180