akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 2012 · President · CA

Barack Obama carried California D+23.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in California, 2012. The state ran 19.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

California result
13,055,815 votes counted
Obama (D)
7,854,285
60.2%
Romney (R)
4,839,958
37.1%
All others
361,572
2.8%
Margin
D+23.1
2012 presidential election
California, 2012
ObamaD+23.1
2012 presidential margin by county for California — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alameda County, CA · D+60.6Alpine County, CA · D+23.4Amador County, CA · R+19.5Butte County, CA · R+2.0Calaveras County, CA · R+16.9Colusa County, CA · R+21.3Contra Costa County, CA · D+35.1Del Norte County, CA · R+9.4El Dorado County, CA · R+17.8Fresno County, CA · D+1.8Glenn County, CA · R+25.2Humboldt County, CA · D+27.1Imperial County, CA · D+32.0Inyo County, CA · R+11.4Kern County, CA · R+16.7Kings County, CA · R+14.9Lake County, CA · D+16.9Lassen County, CA · R+39.6Los Angeles County, CA · D+41.9Madera County, CA · R+17.1Marin County, CA · D+51.2Mariposa County, CA · R+18.2Mendocino County, CA · D+38.5Merced County, CA · D+8.7Modoc County, CA · R+41.5Mono County, CA · D+8.6Monterey County, CA · D+36.9Napa County, CA · D+28.7Nevada County, CA · R+0.6Orange County, CA · R+6.2Placer County, CA · R+19.3Plumas County, CA · R+16.8Riverside County, CA · D+1.6Sacramento County, CA · D+18.9San Benito County, CA · D+20.6San Bernardino County, CA · D+7.3San Diego County, CA · D+7.6San Francisco County, CA · D+70.4San Joaquin County, CA · D+13.7San Luis Obispo County, CA · D+1.0San Mateo County, CA · D+46.7Santa Barbara County, CA · D+18.0Santa Clara County, CA · D+42.8Santa Cruz County, CA · D+55.5Shasta County, CA · R+29.1Sierra County, CA · R+22.4Siskiyou County, CA · R+15.2Solano County, CA · D+29.2Sonoma County, CA · D+45.7Stanislaus County, CA · D+2.7Sutter County, CA · R+19.1Tehama County, CA · R+27.4Trinity County, CA · R+0.7Tulare County, CA · R+15.0Tuolumne County, CA · R+15.7Ventura County, CA · D+7.0Yolo County, CA · D+33.9Yuba County, CA · R+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic60.2%7,854,285
Mitt RomneyRepublican37.1%4,839,958
OtherAll other candidates2.8%361,572
D+60
R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
58 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyD
+60.6%
469,684108,182596,893
Alpine CountyD
+23.4%
389236654
Amador CountyR
−19.5%
6,83010,28117,693
Butte CountyR
−2.0%
42,66944,47991,021
Calaveras CountyR
−16.9%
8,67012,36521,862
Colusa CountyR
−21.3%
2,3143,6016,045
Contra Costa CountyD
+35.1%
290,824136,517439,145
Del Norte CountyR
−9.4%
3,7914,6148,770
El Dorado CountyR
−17.8%
35,16650,97388,998
Fresno CountyD
+1.8%
129,129124,490259,697
Glenn CountyR
−25.2%
3,3015,6329,238
Humboldt CountyD
+27.1%
34,45718,82557,686
Imperial CountyD
+32.0%
25,13612,77738,565
Inyo CountyR
−11.4%
3,4224,3408,036
Kern CountyR
−16.7%
89,495126,618222,189
Kings CountyR
−14.9%
12,97917,67131,418
Lake CountyD
+16.9%
13,1639,20023,391
Lassen CountyR
−39.6%
3,0537,29610,725
Los Angeles CountyD
+41.9%
2,216,903885,3333,181,067
Madera CountyR
−17.1%
16,01822,85239,933
Marin CountyD
+51.2%
99,89630,880134,731
Mariposa CountyR
−18.2%
3,4985,1409,038
Mendocino CountyD
+38.5%
23,1939,65835,137
Merced CountyD
+8.7%
33,00527,58162,222
Modoc CountyR
−41.5%
1,1112,7774,019
Mono CountyD
+8.6%
2,7332,2855,181
Monterey CountyD
+36.9%
82,92037,390123,518
Napa CountyD
+28.7%
35,87019,52656,968
Nevada CountyR
−0.6%
24,66324,98651,676
Orange CountyR
−6.2%
512,440582,3321,122,664
Placer CountyR
−19.3%
66,81899,921171,711
Plumas CountyR
−16.8%
4,0265,72110,080
Riverside CountyD
+1.6%
329,063318,127663,116
Sacramento CountyD
+18.9%
300,503202,514517,582
San Benito CountyD
+20.6%
11,2767,34319,081
San Bernardino CountyD
+7.3%
305,109262,358582,930
San Diego CountyD
+7.6%
626,957536,7261,193,949
San Francisco CountyD
+70.4%
301,72347,076361,795
San Joaquin CountyD
+13.7%
114,12186,071205,364
San Luis Obispo CountyD
+1.0%
61,25859,967125,966
San Mateo CountyD
+46.7%
206,08572,756285,720
Santa Barbara CountyD
+18.0%
94,12964,606163,885
Santa Clara CountyD
+42.8%
450,818174,843644,277
Santa Cruz CountyD
+55.5%
90,80524,047120,385
Shasta CountyR
−29.1%
25,81948,06776,501
Sierra CountyR
−22.4%
6531,0561,799
Siskiyou CountyR
−15.2%
8,04611,07719,993
Solano CountyD
+29.2%
96,78352,092152,840
Sonoma CountyD
+45.7%
153,94254,784216,865
Stanislaus CountyD
+2.7%
77,72473,459155,816
Sutter CountyR
−19.1%
12,19218,12231,083
Tehama CountyR
−27.4%
7,93414,23522,977
Trinity CountyR
−0.7%
2,6742,7165,739
Tulare CountyR
−15.0%
41,75256,956101,279
Tuolumne CountyR
−15.7%
9,99813,88024,758
Ventura CountyD
+7.0%
170,929147,958327,712
Yolo CountyD
+33.9%
48,71523,36874,671
Yuba CountyR
−18.0%
7,71111,27519,761