Elections / 1924 · President · CA
California — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentCoolidgeR+49.0
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican | 57.2% | 733,250 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 34.6% | 443,136 |
| John W. DavisDemocratic | 8.2% | 105,514 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Amador County, CA | Other / independent | R+21.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Other / independent | R+29.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Other / independent | R+24.4 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+40.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Other / independent | R+16.4 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Lassen County, CA | Other / independent | R+27.2 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Madera County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.0 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Nevada County, CA | Other / independent | R+33.7 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Placer County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.1 |
| Plumas County, CA | Other / independent | R+22.3 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Other / independent | R+34.1 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+40.1 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+42.6 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+38.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+39.6 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Shasta County, CA | Other / independent | R+29.1 |
| Sierra County, CA | Other / independent | R+28.6 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Other / independent | R+30.9 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Trinity County, CA | Other / independent | R+19.8 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Other / independent | R+31.1 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+34.6 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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% |
County-by-county results — 58 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | R | 8,020 | 81,454 | 132,490 | |
| Alpine County | R | 5 | 52 | 59 | |
| Amador County | O | 316 | 719 | 1,847 | |
| Butte County | O | 1,299 | 4,382 | 10,372 | |
| Calaveras County | O | 333 | 872 | 2,211 | |
| Colusa County | R | 495 | 1,127 | 2,571 | |
| Contra Costa County | R | 1,114 | 9,061 | 16,573 | |
| Del Norte County | R | 122 | 530 | 1,007 | |
| El Dorado County | O | 361 | 852 | 2,991 | |
| Fresno County | R | 4,610 | 15,635 | 35,527 | |
| Glenn County | R | 367 | 1,444 | 3,220 | |
| Humboldt County | R | 845 | 6,767 | 11,910 | |
| Imperial County | R | 759 | 3,455 | 6,872 | |
| Inyo County | R | 256 | 950 | 1,999 | |
| Kern County | R | 3,159 | 8,646 | 18,763 | |
| Kings County | R | 1,109 | 2,812 | 5,624 | |
| Lake County | R | 261 | 795 | 1,769 | |
| Lassen County | O | 356 | 1,072 | 2,629 | |
| Los Angeles County | R | 33,554 | 299,675 | 457,457 | |
| Madera County | O | 450 | 1,518 | 3,558 | |
| Marin County | R | 656 | 5,780 | 10,800 | |
| Mariposa County | R | 168 | 344 | 855 | |
| Mendocino County | R | 739 | 3,465 | 6,137 | |
| Merced County | R | 710 | 3,573 | 6,749 | |
| Modoc County | R | 374 | 731 | 1,672 | |
| Mono County | R | 45 | 166 | 310 | |
| Monterey County | R | 886 | 4,744 | 7,768 | |
| Napa County | R | 670 | 3,605 | 6,576 | |
| Nevada County | O | 307 | 1,513 | 3,583 | |
| Orange County | R | 2,565 | 19,913 | 29,566 | |
| Placer County | O | 390 | 2,192 | 5,984 | |
| Plumas County | O | 182 | 564 | 1,713 | |
| Riverside County | R | 1,318 | 9,619 | 15,516 | |
| Sacramento County | O | 2,285 | 13,400 | 32,617 | |
| San Benito County | R | 361 | 1,443 | 2,695 | |
| San Bernardino County | R | 2,634 | 15,974 | 28,061 | |
| San Diego County | R | 2,944 | 22,726 | 46,391 | |
| San Francisco County | R | 9,811 | 73,494 | 153,920 | |
| San Joaquin County | R | 2,397 | 11,056 | 22,607 | |
| San Luis Obispo County | R | 731 | 3,804 | 7,761 | |
| San Mateo County | R | 771 | 8,126 | 14,702 | |
| Santa Barbara County | R | 1,242 | 8,615 | 13,318 | |
| Santa Clara County | R | 2,560 | 20,056 | 34,568 | |
| Santa Cruz County | R | 801 | 5,402 | 8,879 | |
| Shasta County | O | 598 | 1,951 | 4,651 | |
| Sierra County | O | 73 | 276 | 709 | |
| Siskiyou County | O | 584 | 2,437 | 6,005 | |
| Solano County | R | 957 | 4,782 | 9,962 | |
| Sonoma County | R | 1,767 | 9,535 | 17,028 | |
| Stanislaus County | R | 1,274 | 7,569 | 13,312 | |
| Sutter County | R | 367 | 1,617 | 3,239 | |
| Tehama County | R | 486 | 1,943 | 4,227 | |
| Trinity County | O | 154 | 336 | 921 | |
| Tulare County | R | 3,425 | 9,484 | 18,674 | |
| Tuolumne County | O | 357 | 1,287 | 2,991 | |
| Ventura County | R | 911 | 5,705 | 8,755 | |
| Yolo County | R | 797 | 2,470 | 5,447 | |
| Yuba County | R | 426 | 1,735 | 3,782 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.