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Elections / 2016 · President · CA

Hillary Clinton carried California D+30.0.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in California, 2016. The state ran 27.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2016 ballot here.

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

California result
14,243,449 votes counted
Clinton (D)
8,753,792
61.5%
Trump (R)
4,483,814
31.5%
All others
1,005,843
7.1%
Margin
D+30.0
2016 presidential election
California, 2016
ClintonD+30.0
2016 presidential margin by county for California — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 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+63.5Alpine County, CA · D+19.4Amador County, CA · R+24.9Butte County, CA · R+3.7Calaveras County, CA · R+23.7Colusa County, CA · R+13.3Contra Costa County, CA · D+43.0Del Norte County, CA · R+17.3El Dorado County, CA · R+13.5Fresno County, CA · D+6.0Glenn County, CA · R+28.8Humboldt County, CA · D+24.7Imperial County, CA · D+41.5Inyo County, CA · R+13.4Kern County, CA · R+12.7Kings County, CA · R+13.0Lake County, CA · D+3.6Lassen County, CA · R+50.0Los Angeles County, CA · D+49.3Madera County, CA · R+14.5Marin County, CA · D+61.8Mariposa County, CA · R+23.2Mendocino County, CA · D+29.5Merced County, CA · D+12.1Modoc County, CA · R+47.3Mono County, CA · D+12.5Monterey County, CA · D+40.6Napa County, CA · D+35.5Nevada County, CA · D+4.9Orange County, CA · D+8.6Placer County, CA · R+11.6Plumas County, CA · R+19.9Riverside County, CA · D+5.4Sacramento County, CA · D+24.2San Benito County, CA · D+21.2San Bernardino County, CA · D+10.6San Diego County, CA · D+19.6San Francisco County, CA · D+75.2San Joaquin County, CA · D+14.2San Luis Obispo County, CA · D+8.0San Mateo County, CA · D+57.2Santa Barbara County, CA · D+28.4Santa Clara County, CA · D+52.1Santa Cruz County, CA · D+56.0Shasta County, CA · R+36.4Sierra County, CA · R+24.1Siskiyou County, CA · R+20.0Solano County, CA · D+30.0Sonoma County, CA · D+46.7Stanislaus County, CA · D+1.8Sutter County, CA · R+15.1Tehama County, CA · R+36.3Trinity County, CA · R+10.3Tulare County, CA · R+9.4Tuolumne County, CA · R+21.0Ventura County, CA · D+17.4Yolo County, CA · D+41.4Yuba County, CA · R+22.9
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic61.5%8,753,792
Donald TrumpRepublican31.5%4,483,814
Gary JohnsonLibertarian7.1%1,005,843
D+60
R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 2016 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 — 2016
58 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyD
+63.5%
514,84295,922659,543
Alpine CountyD
+19.4%
334217602
Amador CountyR
−24.9%
6,00410,48517,963
Butte CountyR
−3.7%
41,56745,14497,002
Calaveras CountyR
−23.7%
7,94413,51123,531
Colusa CountyR
−13.3%
2,6613,5516,697
Contra Costa CountyD
+43.0%
319,287115,956473,014
Del Norte CountyR
−17.3%
3,4855,1349,558
El Dorado CountyR
−13.5%
36,40449,24795,149
Fresno CountyD
+6.0%
141,341124,049287,062
Glenn CountyR
−28.8%
3,0655,7889,470
Humboldt CountyD
+24.7%
33,20018,37360,014
Imperial CountyD
+41.5%
32,66712,70448,091
Inyo CountyR
−13.4%
3,1554,2488,179
Kern CountyR
−12.7%
98,689129,584244,163
Kings CountyR
−13.0%
13,61718,09334,310
Lake CountyD
+3.6%
11,50010,60324,684
Lassen CountyR
−50.0%
2,2247,57410,699
Los Angeles CountyD
+49.3%
2,464,364769,7433,434,308
Madera CountyR
−14.5%
17,02923,35743,507
Marin CountyD
+61.8%
108,70721,771140,683
Mariposa CountyR
−23.2%
3,1225,1858,877
Mendocino CountyD
+29.5%
22,07910,88837,915
Merced CountyD
+12.1%
37,31728,72571,127
Modoc CountyR
−47.3%
8772,6963,843
Mono CountyD
+12.5%
2,7732,1115,281
Monterey CountyD
+40.6%
89,08834,895133,408
Napa CountyD
+35.5%
39,19917,41161,372
Nevada CountyD
+4.9%
26,05323,36554,935
Orange CountyD
+8.6%
609,961507,1481,197,521
Placer CountyR
−11.6%
73,50995,138186,024
Plumas CountyR
−19.9%
3,4595,4209,850
Riverside CountyD
+5.4%
373,695333,243751,391
Sacramento CountyD
+24.2%
326,023189,789562,285
San Benito CountyD
+21.2%
12,5217,84122,122
San Bernardino CountyD
+10.6%
340,833271,240653,983
San Diego CountyD
+19.6%
735,476477,7661,311,618
San Francisco CountyD
+75.2%
345,08437,688408,541
San Joaquin CountyD
+14.2%
121,12488,936227,002
San Luis Obispo CountyD
+8.0%
67,10756,164137,202
San Mateo CountyD
+57.2%
237,88257,929314,384
Santa Barbara CountyD
+28.4%
107,14256,365178,878
Santa Clara CountyD
+52.1%
511,684144,826703,709
Santa Cruz CountyD
+56.0%
95,24922,438130,012
Shasta CountyR
−36.4%
22,30151,77881,024
Sierra CountyR
−24.1%
6011,0481,858
Siskiyou CountyR
−20.0%
7,23411,34120,493
Solano CountyD
+30.0%
102,36051,920168,150
Sonoma CountyD
+46.7%
160,43551,408233,303
Stanislaus CountyD
+1.8%
81,64778,494174,406
Sutter CountyR
−15.1%
13,07618,17633,824
Tehama CountyR
−36.3%
6,80915,49423,908
Trinity CountyR
−10.3%
2,2142,8125,784
Tulare CountyR
−9.4%
47,58558,299114,102
Tuolumne CountyR
−21.0%
9,12314,55125,893
Ventura CountyD
+17.4%
194,402132,323356,107
Yolo CountyD
+41.4%
54,75220,73982,090
Yuba CountyR
−22.9%
7,91013,17022,998