Elections / 2020 · Dem primary · CA
Sanders led California's 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Sanders led by 8.1 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
California 2020 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sanders | 2,080,846 | 36.0% |
| Biden | 1,613,854 | 27.9% |
| Warren | 762,555 | 13.2% |
| Bloomberg | 701,803 | 12.1% |
| Buttigieg | 249,256 | 4.3% |
| Klobuchar | 126,961 | 2.2% |
| Steyer | 113,092 | 2.0% |
| Other | 58,657 | 1.0% |
| Yang | 43,571 | 0.8% |
| Gabbard | 33,769 | 0.6% |
By county (58)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | Sanders | +11.0 | 1,476,204 |
| San Diego County | Sanders | +7.9 | 497,390 |
| Orange County | Sanders | +8.9 | 383,707 |
| Alameda County | Sanders | +12.6 | 370,210 |
| Santa Clara County | Sanders | +6.3 | 327,099 |
| San Francisco County | Sanders | +10.4 | 259,510 |
| Sacramento County | Sanders | +3.8 | 234,629 |
| Riverside County | Sanders | +6.0 | 233,493 |
| Contra Costa County | Biden | +1.7 | 226,728 |
| San Bernardino County | Sanders | +8.0 | 190,433 |
| San Mateo County | Sanders | +1.4 | 165,825 |
| Ventura County | Sanders | +3.4 | 132,260 |
| Sonoma County | Sanders | +8.4 | 130,237 |
| Fresno County | Sanders | +8.2 | 89,482 |
| Marin County | Biden | +5.8 | 89,296 |
| Santa Cruz County | Sanders | +17.8 | 79,701 |
| Santa Barbara County | Sanders | +10.8 | 79,330 |
| San Joaquin County | Sanders | +2.0 | 75,634 |
| Solano County | Biden | +4.5 | 68,763 |
| Kern County | Sanders | +10.8 | 59,381 |
| Monterey County | Sanders | +9.0 | 59,192 |
| Placer County | Biden | +6.5 | 59,004 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Sanders | +5.0 | 54,575 |
| Stanislaus County | Sanders | +8.5 | 51,276 |
| Yolo County | Sanders | +12.9 | 44,210 |
| Humboldt County | Sanders | +35.5 | 30,830 |
| Butte County | Sanders | +19.6 | 29,798 |
| El Dorado County | Biden | +2.9 | 29,680 |
| Napa County | Sanders | +4.6 | 29,054 |
| Tulare County | Sanders | +11.6 | 26,900 |
| Nevada County | Sanders | +13.4 | 24,018 |
| Merced County | Sanders | +15.4 | 21,898 |
| Mendocino County | Sanders | +26.9 | 18,754 |
| Shasta County | Sanders | +0.1 | 17,630 |
| Imperial County | Sanders | +14.4 | 13,085 |
| Madera County | Sanders | +9.4 | 11,177 |
| San Benito County | Sanders | +9.7 | 9,567 |
| Lake County | Sanders | +10.9 | 9,094 |
| Sutter County | Sanders | +12.7 | 8,681 |
| Tuolumne County | Sanders | +3.1 | 8,002 |
| Kings County | Sanders | +5.0 | 7,042 |
| Calaveras County | Biden | +0.1 | 6,452 |
| Siskiyou County | Sanders | +10.5 | 6,082 |
| Yuba County | Sanders | +8.2 | 5,790 |
| Amador County | Biden | +7.8 | 5,661 |
| Tehama County | Sanders | +2.4 | 5,027 |
| Plumas County | Sanders | +6.6 | 2,977 |
| Inyo County | Sanders | +12.1 | 2,953 |
| Del Norte County | Sanders | +12.7 | 2,925 |
| Mariposa County | Sanders | +7.9 | 2,604 |
| Mono County | Sanders | +6.6 | 2,303 |
| Glenn County | Sanders | +5.8 | 2,069 |
| Trinity County | Sanders | +16.2 | 1,999 |
| Lassen County | Biden | +3.1 | 1,632 |
| Colusa County | Sanders | +12.4 | 1,615 |
| Modoc County | Sanders | +5.5 | 705 |
| Sierra County | Sanders | +6.0 | 485 |
| Alpine County | Sanders | +5.9 | 306 |