Theodore Roosevelt carried California R+34.9.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in California, 1904. The state ran 15.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

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California result

331,545 votes counted

Parker (D)

89,404

27.0%

Roosevelt (R)

205,226

61.9%

All others

36,915

11.1%

Margin

R+34.9

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1904 presidential election

California, 1904

RooseveltR+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

D+60

R+60

57 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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California's presidential margins

1876–2024, the 1904 contest in context

California's presidential margins

Year	Margin (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%

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County results — 1904

57 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alameda County	R	−54.1%	4,399	19,065	27,110
Alpine County	R	−78.3%	9	74	83
Amador County	R	−15.5%	915	1,279	2,349
Butte County	R	−25.8%	1,574	2,799	4,757
Calaveras County	R	−27.2%	844	1,571	2,674
Colusa County	D	+0.8%	900	885	1,892
Contra Costa County	R	−34.8%	1,257	2,833	4,529
Del Norte County	R	−33.9%	187	429	713
El Dorado County	R	−16.6%	865	1,248	2,307
Fresno County	R	−23.9%	2,815	4,929	8,836
Glenn County	R	−2.6%	725	765	1,529
Humboldt County	R	−54.7%	1,249	4,930	6,733
Inyo County	R	−27.3%	231	452	811
Kern County	R	−13.9%	1,724	2,359	4,571
Kings County	R	−27.2%	595	1,110	1,892
Lake County	R	−3.3%	594	641	1,412
Lassen County	R	−29.8%	301	573	914
Los Angeles County	R	−46.0%	10,030	32,507	48,883
Madera County	R	−11.5%	610	784	1,512
Marin County	R	−45.9%	772	2,199	3,110
Mariposa County	D	+2.3%	486	461	1,075
Mendocino County	R	−30.0%	1,489	2,904	4,718
Merced County	R	−5.5%	863	972	1,981
Modoc County	R	−11.1%	444	559	1,037
Mono County	R	−43.0%	82	245	379
Monterey County	R	−25.0%	1,415	2,453	4,146
Napa County	R	−33.7%	1,135	2,425	3,831
Nevada County	R	−28.3%	1,167	2,249	3,830
Orange County	R	−36.4%	1,034	2,665	4,476
Placer County	R	−31.4%	1,023	2,050	3,274
Plumas County	R	−33.2%	347	707	1,083
Riverside County	R	−48.5%	678	2,638	4,044
Sacramento County	R	−41.9%	2,384	6,666	10,220
San Benito County	R	−14.9%	645	888	1,629
San Bernardino County	R	−34.6%	1,573	3,884	6,670
San Diego County	R	−40.2%	1,398	4,303	7,230
San Francisco County	R	−33.3%	18,027	39,816	65,427
San Joaquin County	R	−30.2%	2,293	4,498	7,296
San Luis Obispo County	R	−23.1%	1,167	2,015	3,667
San Mateo County	R	−41.3%	851	2,146	3,135
Santa Barbara County	R	−35.8%	1,152	2,676	4,258
Santa Clara County	R	−41.3%	3,100	8,274	12,517
Santa Cruz County	R	−35.1%	1,105	2,626	4,329
Shasta County	R	−27.9%	935	1,891	3,432
Sierra County	R	−34.1%	376	791	1,216
Siskiyou County	R	−25.1%	1,219	2,104	3,526
Solano County	R	−31.3%	1,555	3,176	5,175
Sonoma County	R	−28.7%	2,816	5,269	8,548
Stanislaus County	R	−11.9%	1,110	1,437	2,743
Sutter County	R	−26.8%	488	872	1,434
Tehama County	R	−23.5%	720	1,234	2,191
Trinity County	R	−18.4%	308	467	863
Tulare County	R	−12.7%	1,643	2,221	4,569
Tuolumne County	R	−10.4%	1,006	1,280	2,625
Ventura County	R	−37.0%	840	1,995	3,124
Yolo County	R	−12.2%	1,301	1,702	3,281
Yuba County	R	−30.9%	633	1,235	1,949