California — 1904 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1904 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentRooseveltR+34.9
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt ✓Republican | 61.9% | 205,226 |
|---|---|---|
| Alton B. ParkerDemocratic | 27.0% | 89,404 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.1% | 36,915 |
1904presidential margin
D+60R+60
57 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (57 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+78.3 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+40.2 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+30.9 |
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 | Theodore Roosevelt+14,666 | 19,06570.3% | 4,39916.2% | 3,64613.4% | 27,110 |
| Alpine County | Theodore Roosevelt+65 | 7489.2% | 910.8% | 00.0% | 83 |
| Amador County | Theodore Roosevelt+364 | 1,27954.4% | 91539.0% | 1556.6% | 2,349 |
| Butte County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,225 | 2,79958.8% | 1,57433.1% | 3848.1% | 4,757 |
| Calaveras County | Theodore Roosevelt+727 | 1,57158.8% | 84431.6% | 2599.7% | 2,674 |
| Colusa County | Alton B. Parker+15 | 88546.8% | 90047.6% | 1075.7% | 1,892 |
| Contra Costa County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,576 | 2,83362.6% | 1,25727.8% | 4399.7% | 4,529 |
| Del Norte County | Theodore Roosevelt+242 | 42960.2% | 18726.2% | 9713.6% | 713 |
| El Dorado County | Theodore Roosevelt+383 | 1,24854.1% | 86537.5% | 1948.4% | 2,307 |
| Fresno County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,114 | 4,92955.8% | 2,81531.9% | 1,09212.4% | 8,836 |
| Glenn County | Theodore Roosevelt+40 | 76550.0% | 72547.4% | 392.6% | 1,529 |
| Humboldt County | Theodore Roosevelt+3,681 | 4,93073.2% | 1,24918.6% | 5548.2% | 6,733 |
| Inyo County | Theodore Roosevelt+221 | 45255.7% | 23128.5% | 12815.8% | 811 |
| Kern County | Theodore Roosevelt+635 | 2,35951.6% | 1,72437.7% | 48810.7% | 4,571 |
| Kings County | Theodore Roosevelt+515 | 1,11058.7% | 59531.4% | 1879.9% | 1,892 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt+47 | 64145.4% | 59442.1% | 17712.5% | 1,412 |
| Lassen County | Theodore Roosevelt+272 | 57362.7% | 30132.9% | 404.4% | 914 |
| Los Angeles County | Theodore Roosevelt+22,477 | 32,50766.5% | 10,03020.5% | 6,34613.0% | 48,883 |
| Madera County | Theodore Roosevelt+174 | 78451.9% | 61040.3% | 1187.8% | 1,512 |
| Marin County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,427 | 2,19970.7% | 77224.8% | 1394.5% | 3,110 |
| Mariposa County | Alton B. Parker+25 | 46142.9% | 48645.2% | 12811.9% | 1,075 |
| Mendocino County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,415 | 2,90461.6% | 1,48931.6% | 3256.9% | 4,718 |
| Merced County | Theodore Roosevelt+109 | 97249.1% | 86343.6% | 1467.4% | 1,981 |
| Modoc County | Theodore Roosevelt+115 | 55953.9% | 44442.8% | 343.3% | 1,037 |
| Mono County | Theodore Roosevelt+163 | 24564.6% | 8221.6% | 5213.7% | 379 |
| Monterey County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,038 | 2,45359.2% | 1,41534.1% | 2786.7% | 4,146 |
| Napa County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,290 | 2,42563.3% | 1,13529.6% | 2717.1% | 3,831 |
| Nevada County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,082 | 2,24958.7% | 1,16730.5% | 41410.8% | 3,830 |
| Orange County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,631 | 2,66559.5% | 1,03423.1% | 77717.4% | 4,476 |
| Placer County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,027 | 2,05062.6% | 1,02331.2% | 2016.1% | 3,274 |
| Plumas County | Theodore Roosevelt+360 | 70765.3% | 34732.0% | 292.7% | 1,083 |
| Riverside County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,910 | 2,63865.2% | 67816.8% | 72818.0% | 4,044 |
| Sacramento County | Theodore Roosevelt+4,282 | 6,66665.2% | 2,38423.3% | 1,17011.4% | 10,220 |
| San Benito County | Theodore Roosevelt+243 | 88854.5% | 64539.6% | 965.9% | 1,629 |
| San Bernardino County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,311 | 3,88458.2% | 1,57323.6% | 1,21318.2% | 6,670 |
| San Diego County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,774 | 4,30359.5% | 1,39819.3% | 1,52921.1% | 7,230 |
| San Francisco County | Theodore Roosevelt+21,789 | 39,81660.9% | 18,02727.6% | 7,58411.6% | 65,427 |
| San Joaquin County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,205 | 4,49861.7% | 2,29331.4% | 5056.9% | 7,296 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Theodore Roosevelt+848 | 2,01554.9% | 1,16731.8% | 48513.2% | 3,667 |
| San Mateo County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,295 | 2,14668.5% | 85127.1% | 1384.4% | 3,135 |
| Santa Barbara County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,524 | 2,67662.8% | 1,15227.1% | 43010.1% | 4,258 |
| Santa Clara County | Theodore Roosevelt+5,174 | 8,27466.1% | 3,10024.8% | 1,1439.1% | 12,517 |
| Santa Cruz County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,521 | 2,62660.7% | 1,10525.5% | 59813.8% | 4,329 |
| Shasta County | Theodore Roosevelt+956 | 1,89155.1% | 93527.2% | 60617.7% | 3,432 |
| Sierra County | Theodore Roosevelt+415 | 79165.0% | 37630.9% | 494.0% | 1,216 |
| Siskiyou County | Theodore Roosevelt+885 | 2,10459.7% | 1,21934.6% | 2035.8% | 3,526 |
| Solano County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,621 | 3,17661.4% | 1,55530.0% | 4448.6% | 5,175 |
| Sonoma County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,453 | 5,26961.6% | 2,81632.9% | 4635.4% | 8,548 |
| Stanislaus County | Theodore Roosevelt+327 | 1,43752.4% | 1,11040.5% | 1967.1% | 2,743 |
| Sutter County | Theodore Roosevelt+384 | 87260.8% | 48834.0% | 745.2% | 1,434 |
| Tehama County | Theodore Roosevelt+514 | 1,23456.3% | 72032.9% | 23710.8% | 2,191 |
| Trinity County | Theodore Roosevelt+159 | 46754.1% | 30835.7% | 8810.2% | 863 |
| Tulare County | Theodore Roosevelt+578 | 2,22148.6% | 1,64336.0% | 70515.4% | 4,569 |
| Tuolumne County | Theodore Roosevelt+274 | 1,28048.8% | 1,00638.3% | 33912.9% | 2,625 |
| Ventura County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,155 | 1,99563.9% | 84026.9% | 2899.3% | 3,124 |
| Yolo County | Theodore Roosevelt+401 | 1,70251.9% | 1,30139.7% | 2788.5% | 3,281 |
| Yuba County | Theodore Roosevelt+602 | 1,23563.4% | 63332.5% | 814.2% | 1,949 |
Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 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 — 1904 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.