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The2024 United States presidential election in California took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.California voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote. California has 54 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most in the country.[2]
The most populous state in the union, California is considered a stronglyblue state, having voted Democratic in every presidential election since1992. In these contests, it has supported Democratic candidates by double digits in each of them except for2004, whenJohn Kerry won it by 9.95 percentage points. It was widely expected that California voters would maintain this trend, particularly with Vice PresidentKamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Harris, a native of California, served as the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and later represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021 before assuming the vice presidency. She is the first Californian to lead a major party presidential ticket sinceRonald Reagan in1984 and the first Democrat from theWestern United States.
Although Kamala Harris won in California by a margin of 20 percentage points, it represented a significant decrease compared to Joe Biden's 29-point victory in the state in 2020. This trend of diminished Democratic voter turnout was also evident in other traditionally Democratic strongholds, includingMassachusetts,New York andIllinois. Harris's performance in California was the worst for a Democratic candidate since2004, failing to receive at least 60% of the vote in the state for the first time since then.
While Trump increased his raw vote total from2020 by about 75,000 votes, Harris lost almost 2 million votes. For example, inLos Angeles County, Harris lost more than 600,000 votes compared to 2020.[3] But Trump also flipped manymajority-Hispanic counties, including 85% HispanicImperial County along theMexico–United States border.
Nonetheless, Harris still outperformed fellow CalifornianAdam Schiff, who ran behind her in the state’s concurrentU.S. Senate race. Despite Trump's performance, Democrats flipped threeU.S. House seats in California in 2024.
The California Democratic primary was held onSuper Tuesday, March 5, 2024. President Biden won all 424 pledged delegates with nearly 90% of the vote, the largest share of delegates awarded by any contest in the2024 primaries.

| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 3,207,687 | 89.1% | 424 | 424 | |
| Marianne Williamson | 146,356 | 4.1% | |||
| Dean Phillips | 100,284 | 2.8% | |||
| Armando Perez-Serrato | 43,105 | 1.2% | |||
| Gabriel Cornejo | 41,390 | 1.2% | |||
| "President" R. Boddie | 25,455 | 0.7% | |||
| Stephen P. Lyons | 21,062 | 0.6% | |||
| Eban Cambridge | 12,758 | 0.3% | |||
| Total (including write-ins): | 3,598,126 | 100.00% | 424 | 73 | 497 |
Theelectors of the Democratic Party are chosen by the candidates who received the most votes in the primary election in their respective congressional district.[6]
The California Republican primary was held onSuper Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Former presidentDonald Trump was challenged byNikki Haley, the only other major candidate remaining in the Republican primaries. Trump won the state in a landslide, defeating Haley by 60 points and earning all 169 delegates.
The state was the site of the secondRepublican primary debate, held at theRonald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023.

| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 1,962,905 | 79.25% | 169 | 0 | 169 |
| Nikki Haley | 431,876 | 17.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis(withdrawn) | 35,717 | 1.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie(withdrawn) | 20,210 | 0.82% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy(withdrawn) | 11,113 | 0.45% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Swift | 4,253 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stuckenberg | 3,909 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley(withdrawn) | 3,577 | 0.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson(withdrawn) | 3,336 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2,476,896 | 100.00% | 169 | 0 | 169 |
The electors of the Republican Party are their nominees for themain offices of the State of California and for Senator at the last two elections as well as their leaders in the state legislature and party committee.[6]
Charles Ballay was the only candidate to qualify for theLibertarian Party primary ballot.[10]Chase Oliver later qualified as awrite-in candidate.[11]
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Ballay | 21,906 | 98.6% |
| Chase Oliver (write-in) | 313 | 1.4% |
| Total: | 22,219 | 100.0% |
The electors for the Libertarian Party were elected by the state party convention.[6]
Jill Stein, theGreen Party's nominee for president in2012 and2016, was the only candidate on the California primary ballot, although she was followed by three write-in candidates.[10][11] Stein won the primary and earned all 59 of the state's delegates.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Stein | 15,801 | 99.96% | 59 |
| Matthew Pruden (write-in) | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Jorge Zavala (write-in) | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Davi (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 15,808 | 100.0% | 59 |

Three candidates successfully achieved ballot access in thePeace and Freedom Party non-binding presidential primary:Claudia de la Cruz, the nominee for theParty for Socialism and Liberation;Cornel West, who ran anindependent campaign after withdrawing from the Green nomination; and Jasmine Sherman.[13] The party's presidential nominee was chosen by the state central committee in August.[14]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia de la Cruz | 6,430 | 47.0% |
| Cornel West | 5,455 | 39.9% |
| Jasmine Sherman | 1,795 | 13.1% |
| Total: | 13,680 | 100.0% |
The sole candidate of theAmerican Independent Party primary was James Bradley, who was simultaneously running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican in theblanket primary held on the same day.[10][15] Andrew George Rummel also qualified as an official write-in candidate.[11]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| James Bradley | 45,565 | 99.96% |
| Andrew George Rummel (write-in) | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total: | 45,581 | 100.0% |
In California, six political parties have qualified for ballot access in the 2024 election. On August 29, 2024,California secretary of stateShirley Weber published the certified list of candidates for the general election:[16]
Weber's office published the list ofwrite-in candidates on October 25, in whichPeter Sonski was the only certified candidate listed, alongside his running mate Lauren Onak.[17]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[18] | Solid D | December 19, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[19] | Solid D | April 26, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[20] | Safe D | June 29, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[21] | Safe D | December 14, 2023 |
| CNalysis[22] | Solid D | December 30, 2023 |
| CNN[23] | Solid D | January 14, 2024 |
| The Economist[24] | Safe D | June 12, 2024 |
| 538[25] | Solid D | June 11, 2024 |
| NBC News[26] | Safe D | October 6, 2024 |
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Kamala Harris Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co.[27] | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 64% | 32% | 4% | |
| Competitive Edge Research[28] | October 28–30, 2024 | 517 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 53% | 38% | 8%[d] | |
| UC Berkeley IGS[29] | October 22–28, 2024 | 4,341 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 57% | 35% | 8% | |
| ActiVote[30] | October 7–27, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 63% | 37% | – | |
| Rose Institute/YouGov[31] | October 7–17, 2024 | 1,139 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 60% | 33% | 7%[e] | |
| 63%[f] | 34% | 3% | |||||
| 1,139 (LV) | 63% | 34% | 3% | ||||
| Emerson College[32][A] | October 12–14, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 59% | 35% | 6%[g] | |
| 61%[f] | 37% | 2%[g] | |||||
| ActiVote[33] | September 22 – October 10, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 63.5% | 36.5% | – | |
| ActiVote[34] | August 22 – September 21, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 64% | 36% | – | |
| Emerson College[35] | September 3–5, 2024 | 815 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 60% | 36% | 4% | |
| 61%[f] | 38% | 1%[h] | |||||
| ActiVote[36] | August 2–19, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 65% | 35% | – | |
| UC Berkeley IGS[37] | July 31 – August 11, 2024 | 3,765 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 59% | 34% | 7% | |
| July 21, 2024 | Kamala Harris declaresher candidacy. | ||||||
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[38][B] | November 11–14, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 47% | 38% | 15% | |
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Kamala Harris Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Cornel West Independent | Jill Stein Green | Chase Oliver Libertarian | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal (R)[39] | October 27–30, 2024 | 611 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 55% | 31% | 4% | – | 2% | 1% | 7%[i] |
| Public Policy Institute of California[40] | October 7–15, 2024 | 1,137 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 59% | 33% | 3% | – | 1% | 0% | 4%[j] |
| UC Berkeley IGS[41] | September 25 – October 1, 2024 | 3,045 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 57% | 35% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% |
| University of Southern California/CSU Long Beach/Cal Poly Pomona[42] | September 12–25, 2024 | 1,685 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 58% | 36% | 2% | – | 2% | 0% | 2%[k] |
| Capitol Weekly[43] | September 11–16, 2024 | 1,054 (LV) | – | 59% | 34% | 3% | 0% | 2% | – | 2%[i] |
| Capitol Weekly[44] | August 23–26, 2024 | 3,154 (LV) | – | 58% | 36% | 4% | 0% | 2% | – | – |
| August 23, 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suspendshis presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump. | |||||||||
| Capitol Weekly[45] | August 13–15, 2024 | 1,738 (LV) | – | 57% | 37% | 5% | 0% | 1% | – | – |
| Capitol Weekly[46] | July 25–27, 2024 | 1,904 (LV) | – | 59% | 35% | 5% | 0% | 2% | – | – |
| July 21, 2024 | Kamala Harris declaresher candidacy. | |||||||||
| Capitol Weekly[47] | July 19–22, 2024 | 2,121 (LV) | – | 54% | 33% | 7% | 0% | 4% | – | 2%[i] |
| Capitol Weekly[48] | July 12–14, 2024 | 1,044 (LV) | – | 54% | 35% | 7% | 0% | 3% | – | 2%[i] |
Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2024 | Joe Bidenwithdraws from the race. | |||||
| Public Policy Institute of California[49] | June 24 – July 2, 2024 | 1,261 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 55% | 30% | 15%[l] |
| Public Policy Institute of California[50] | May 23 – June 2, 2024 | 1,098 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 55% | 31% | 14%[m] |
| The Bullfinch Group[51][C] | April 16–23, 2024 | 250 (RV) | ± 6.2% | 59% | 34% | 7% |
| John Zogby Strategies[52][D] | April 13–21, 2024 | 740 (LV) | – | 56% | 38% | 6% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[53] | March 19–25, 2024 | 1,089 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 54% | 31% | 14% |
| Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[54] | February 29 – March 3, 2024 | 740 (RV) | – | 54% | 36% | 10%[n] |
| 692 (LV) | 56% | 37% | 7%[o] | |||
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[55][B] | February 24–27, 2024 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 57% | 35% | 8% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[56] | February 22–26, 2024 | 6,536 (LV) | ± 1.5% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[57][B] | February 16–18, 2024 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 55% | 33% | 12% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[58] | February 6–13, 2024 | 1,075 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 55% | 32% | 13% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[59][B] | January 11–14, 2024 | 1,087 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 54% | 34% | 12% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[60] | January 1–4, 2024 | 4,471 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 56% | 37% | 19% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[38][B] | November 11–14, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[61] | November 9–16, 2023 | 1,113 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 54% | 30% | 16% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[62] | October 24–30, 2023 | 4,506 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 46% | 31% | 23% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[63] | October 3–19, 2023 | 1,377 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 60% | 29% | 12% |
| Data Viewpoint[64] | October 1, 2023 | 533 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 67% | 33% | – |
| Public Policy Institute of California[65] | August 25 – September 5, 2023 | 1,146 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 57% | 26% | 17%[p] |
| UC Berkeley IGS[66] | August 24–29, 2023 | 6,030 (RV) | ± 2.0% | 51% | 31% | 18% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[67] | June 7–29, 2023 | 1,089 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 57% | 31% | 12% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[68][B] | June 4–7, 2023 | 1,056 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 54% | 32% | 14% |
| Public Policy Institute of California[69] | May 17–24, 2023 | 1,062 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 58% | 25% | 17% |
| UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times[70] | February 14–20, 2023 | 7,512 (RV) | ± 2.0% | 57% | 27% | 16% |
| 5,149 (LV) | 59% | 29% | 12% | |||
Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Cornel West Independent | Jill Stein Green | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Weekly[43] | September 11–16, 2024 | 1,054 (LV) | – | 51% | 34% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 8%[i] |
| Capitol Weekly[44] | August 23–26, 2024 | 3,154 (LV) | – | 52% | 35% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 5%[i] |
| Capitol Weekly[45] | August 13–15, 2024 | 1,738 (LV) | – | 51% | 36% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 5%[j] |
| July 21, 2024 | Joe Bidenwithdraws from the race. | ||||||||
| Capitol Weekly[47] | July 19–22, 2024 | 2,121 (LV) | – | 52% | 35% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 3%[q] |
| Capitol Weekly[48] | July 12–14, 2024 | 1,044 (LV) | – | 51% | 33% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 5%[r] |
| The Bullfinch Group[51][C] | April 16–23, 2024 | 250 (RV) | ± 6.2% | 48% | 28% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[55][B] | February 24–27, 2024 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 32% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 8% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[56] | February 22–26, 2024 | 6,536 (LV) | ± 1.5% | 40% | 28% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 16% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[57][B] | February 16–18, 2024 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 31% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 10% |
| USC Dornsife/CSU Long Beach/Cal Poly Pomona[71] | January 21–29, 2024 | 1,416 (LV) | ± 2.6% | 53% | 25% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 9%[s] |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[59][B] | January 11–14, 2024 | 1,087 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 47% | 32% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 13% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[60] | January 1–4, 2024 | 4,471 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 47% | 31% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 11% |
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[38][B] | November 11–14, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 31% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 15% |
| UC Berkeley IGS[62] | October 24–30, 2023 | 4,506 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 43% | 29% | 9% | 4% | – | 15% |
Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Zogby Strategies[52][D] | April 13–21, 2024 | 740 (LV) | – | 51% | 40% | 9% |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Zogby Strategies[52][D] | April 13–21, 2024 | 740 (LV) | – | 47% | 35% | 18% |
Joe Biden vs. Ron DeSantis
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Ron DeSantis Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[68][B] | June 4–7, 2023 | 1,056 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 54% | 28% | 18% |
| UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times[70] | February 14–20, 2023 | 7,512 (RV) | ± 2.0% | 54% | 31% | 15% |
| 5,149 (LV) | 56% | 34% | 10% |
Joe Biden vs. Nikki Haley
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Nikki Haley Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Viewpoint[64] | October 1, 2023 | 533 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 58% | 42% | – |
Gavin Newsom vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Gavin Newsom Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College/Inside California Elections[38][B] | November 11–14, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 35% | 13% |
Gavin Newsom vs. Ron DeSantis
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Gavin Newsom Democratic | Ron DeSantis Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probolsky Research[72] | August 4–9, 2022 | 900 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 55% | 38% | 7% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9,276,179 | 58.47% | |||
| Republican | 6,081,697 | 38.33% | |||
| American Independent |
| 197,645 | 1.25% | ||
| Green | 167,814 | 1.06% | |||
| Peace and Freedom |
| 72,539 | 0.46% | ||
| Libertarian | 66,662 | 0.42% | |||
| American Solidarity |
| 2,939 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 15,865,475 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| County[74] | Kamala Harris Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 499,551 | 74.57% | 140,789 | 21.02% | 29,567 | 4.41% | 358,762 | 53.55% | 669,907 |
| Alpine | 479 | 64.91% | 243 | 32.93% | 16 | 2.17% | 236 | 31.98% | 738 |
| Amador | 7,783 | 34.74% | 14,018 | 62.57% | 602 | 2.69% | -6,235 | -27.83% | 22,403 |
| Butte | 44,228 | 46.77% | 47,179 | 49.90% | 3,149 | 3.33% | -2,951 | -3.12% | 94,556 |
| Calaveras | 9,181 | 34.67% | 16,625 | 62.78% | 674 | 2.55% | -7,444 | -28.11% | 26,480 |
| Colusa | 2,431 | 34.62% | 4,414 | 62.87% | 176 | 2.51% | -1,983 | -28.24% | 7,021 |
| Contra Costa | 356,008 | 67.30% | 155,308 | 29.36% | 17,671 | 3.34% | 200,700 | 37.94% | 528,987 |
| Del Norte | 4,266 | 40.38% | 5,999 | 56.78% | 300 | 2.84% | -1,733 | -16.40% | 10,565 |
| El Dorado | 47,703 | 42.63% | 61,109 | 54.61% | 3,096 | 2.77% | -13,406 | -11.98% | 111,908 |
| Fresno | 151,628 | 46.50% | 165,924 | 50.89% | 8,497 | 2.61% | -14,296 | -4.38% | 326,049 |
| Glenn | 3,260 | 31.22% | 6,904 | 66.12% | 278 | 2.66% | -3,644 | -34.90% | 10,442 |
| Humboldt | 39,800 | 61.96% | 21,559 | 33.56% | 2,873 | 4.47% | 18,241 | 28.40% | 64,232 |
| Imperial | 26,083 | 48.27% | 26,546 | 49.12% | 1,409 | 2.61% | -463 | -0.86% | 54,038 |
| Inyo | 4,201 | 46.92% | 4,468 | 49.91% | 284 | 3.17% | -267 | -2.98% | 8,953 |
| Kern | 108,241 | 38.21% | 167,879 | 59.26% | 7,164 | 2.53% | -59,638 | -21.05% | 283,284 |
| Kings | 15,519 | 37.39% | 25,074 | 60.41% | 915 | 2.20% | -9,555 | -23.02% | 41,508 |
| Lake | 12,794 | 47.81% | 13,161 | 49.18% | 806 | 3.01% | -367 | -1.37% | 26,761 |
| Lassen | 2,478 | 21.79% | 8,619 | 75.80% | 274 | 2.41% | -6,141 | -54.01% | 11,371 |
| Los Angeles | 2,417,109 | 64.82% | 1,189,862 | 31.91% | 122,118 | 3.27% | 1,227,247 | 32.91% | 3,729,089 |
| Madera | 20,981 | 38.40% | 32,344 | 59.20% | 1,307 | 2.39% | -11,363 | -20.80% | 54,632 |
| Marin | 116,152 | 80.59% | 24,054 | 16.69% | 3,923 | 2.72% | 92,098 | 63.90% | 144,129 |
| Mariposa | 3,622 | 38.09% | 5,625 | 59.15% | 262 | 2.76% | -2,003 | -21.06% | 9,509 |
| Mendocino | 24,049 | 61.32% | 13,528 | 34.49% | 1,642 | 4.19% | 10,521 | 26.83% | 39,219 |
| Merced | 40,190 | 46.51% | 43,955 | 50.87% | 2,266 | 2.62% | -3,765 | -4.36% | 86,411 |
| Modoc | 1,008 | 25.10% | 2,884 | 71.81% | 124 | 3.09% | -1,876 | -46.71% | 4,016 |
| Mono | 3,522 | 58.08% | 2,294 | 37.83% | 248 | 4.09% | 1,228 | 20.25% | 6,064 |
| Monterey | 93,060 | 63.41% | 49,226 | 33.54% | 4,468 | 3.04% | 43,834 | 29.87% | 146,754 |
| Napa | 43,212 | 65.91% | 20,357 | 31.05% | 1,992 | 3.04% | 22,855 | 34.86% | 65,561 |
| Nevada | 33,784 | 54.36% | 26,177 | 42.12% | 2,183 | 3.51% | 7,607 | 12.24% | 62,144 |
| Orange | 691,731 | 49.72% | 654,815 | 47.06% | 44,761 | 3.22% | 36,916 | 2.65% | 1,391,307 |
| Placer | 103,958 | 44.26% | 123,941 | 52.77% | 6,972 | 2.97% | -19,983 | -8.51% | 234,871 |
| Plumas | 4,020 | 39.92% | 5,725 | 56.85% | 325 | 3.23% | -1,705 | -16.93% | 10,070 |
| Riverside | 451,782 | 48.04% | 463,677 | 49.30% | 25,051 | 2.66% | -11,895 | -1.26% | 940,510 |
| Sacramento | 381,564 | 58.10% | 252,140 | 38.39% | 23,043 | 3.51% | 129,424 | 19.71% | 656,747 |
| San Benito | 15,179 | 54.89% | 11,702 | 42.32% | 771 | 2.79% | 3,477 | 12.57% | 27,652 |
| San Bernardino | 362,114 | 47.53% | 378,416 | 49.67% | 21,316 | 2.80% | -16,302 | -2.14% | 761,846 |
| San Diego | 841,372 | 56.93% | 593,270 | 40.14% | 43,386 | 2.94% | 248,102 | 16.79% | 1,478,028 |
| San Francisco | 323,719 | 80.33% | 62,594 | 15.53% | 16,684 | 4.14% | 261,125 | 64.80% | 402,997 |
| San Joaquin | 126,647 | 48.03% | 128,996 | 48.92% | 8,066 | 3.06% | -2,349 | -0.89% | 263,709 |
| San Luis Obispo | 81,314 | 53.92% | 64,932 | 43.05% | 4,566 | 3.03% | 16,382 | 10.86% | 150,812 |
| San Mateo | 242,957 | 73.50% | 76,616 | 23.18% | 10,992 | 3.33% | 166,341 | 50.32% | 330,565 |
| Santa Barbara | 114,149 | 61.78% | 64,870 | 35.11% | 5,762 | 3.12% | 49,279 | 26.67% | 184,781 |
| Santa Clara | 510,744 | 68.04% | 210,924 | 28.10% | 28,938 | 3.86% | 299,820 | 39.94% | 750,606 |
| Santa Cruz | 100,998 | 75.28% | 27,978 | 20.85% | 5,179 | 3.86% | 73,020 | 54.43% | 134,155 |
| Shasta | 27,130 | 30.51% | 59,539 | 66.96% | 2,250 | 2.53% | -32,409 | -36.45% | 88,919 |
| Sierra | 641 | 36.52% | 1,066 | 60.74% | 48 | 2.74% | -425 | -24.22% | 1,755 |
| Siskiyou | 8,329 | 38.74% | 12,461 | 57.96% | 708 | 3.29% | -4,132 | -19.22% | 21,498 |
| Solano | 113,997 | 60.04% | 70,345 | 37.05% | 5,541 | 2.92% | 43,652 | 22.99% | 189,883 |
| Sonoma | 179,600 | 71.42% | 63,426 | 25.22% | 8,439 | 3.36% | 116,174 | 46.20% | 251,465 |
| Stanislaus | 85,347 | 43.21% | 106,986 | 54.16% | 5,192 | 2.63% | -21,639 | -10.96% | 197,525 |
| Sutter | 13,016 | 33.09% | 25,372 | 64.50% | 951 | 2.42% | -12,356 | -31.41% | 39,339 |
| Tehama | 7,415 | 27.94% | 18,503 | 69.73% | 618 | 2.33% | -11,088 | -41.78% | 26,536 |
| Trinity | 2,449 | 43.38% | 2,979 | 52.76% | 218 | 3.86% | -530 | -9.39% | 5,646 |
| Tulare | 53,221 | 38.48% | 81,854 | 59.18% | 3,234 | 2.34% | -28,633 | -20.70% | 138,309 |
| Tuolumne | 10,909 | 37.86% | 17,210 | 59.72% | 697 | 2.42% | -6,301 | -21.87% | 28,816 |
| Ventura | 217,424 | 56.08% | 158,901 | 40.99% | 11,379 | 2.93% | 58,523 | 15.09% | 387,704 |
| Yolo | 61,405 | 66.30% | 27,844 | 30.06% | 3,372 | 3.64% | 33,561 | 36.23% | 92,621 |
| Yuba | 10,725 | 35.66% | 18,491 | 61.49% | 856 | 2.85% | -7,766 | -25.82% | 30,072 |
| Totals | 9,276,179 | 58.47% | 6,081,697 | 38.33% | 507,599 | 3.20% | 3,194,482 | 20.13% | 15,865,475 |
Harris won 41 of 52 congressional districts. Trump won 11 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[75]
| District | Harris | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 36.1% | 61.1% | Doug LaMalfa |
| 2nd | 70.9% | 25.7% | Jared Huffman |
| 3rd | 46.5% | 50.3% | Kevin Kiley |
| 4th | 64.0% | 32.8% | Mike Thompson |
| 5th | 39.9% | 57.6% | Tom McClintock |
| 6th | 55.2% | 41.4% | Ami Bera |
| 7th | 63.1% | 33.3% | Doris Matsui |
| 8th | 70.1% | 26.6% | John Garamendi |
| 9th | 47.6% | 49.4% | Josh Harder |
| 10th | 65.2% | 31.4% | Mark DeSaulnier |
| 11th | 81.8% | 14.1% | Nancy Pelosi |
| 12th | 84.5% | 10.6% | Barbara Lee (118th Congress) |
| Lateefah Simon (119th Congress) | |||
| 13th | 46.0% | 51.4% | John Duarte (118th Congress) |
| Adam Gray (119th Congress) | |||
| 14th | 65.8% | 30.3% | Eric Swalwell |
| 15th | 72.2% | 24.3% | Kevin Mullin |
| 16th | 72.5% | 23.9% | Anna Eshoo (118th Congress) |
| Sam Liccardo (119th Congress) | |||
| 17th | 66.7% | 28.8% | Ro Khanna |
| 18th | 63.2% | 33.7% | Zoe Lofgren |
| 19th | 65.4% | 31.0% | Jimmy Panetta |
| 20th | 33.7% | 64.0% | Vince Fong |
| 21st | 50.6% | 46.8% | Jim Costa |
| 22nd | 45.8% | 51.6% | David Valadao |
| 23rd | 40.2% | 57.1% | Jay Obernolte |
| 24th | 60.9% | 35.9% | Salud Carbajal |
| 25th | 50.1% | 47.6% | Raul Ruiz |
| 26th | 55.2% | 42.0% | Julia Brownley |
| 27th | 50.5% | 46.6% | Mike Garcia (118th Congress) |
| George Whitesides (119th Congress) | |||
| 28th | 61.8% | 34.9% | Judy Chu |
| 29th | 65.8% | 31.0% | Tony Cárdenas (118th Congress) |
| Luz Rivas (119th Congress) | |||
| 30th | 68.8% | 27.8% | Adam Schiff (118th Congress) |
| Laura Friedman (119th Congress) | |||
| 31st | 56.9% | 40.0% | Grace Napolitano (118th Congress) |
| Gil Cisneros (119th Congress) | |||
| 32nd | 64.2% | 32.9% | Brad Sherman |
| 33rd | 52.9% | 44.2% | Pete Aguilar |
| 34th | 73.1% | 22.4% | Jimmy Gomez |
| 35th | 53.7% | 43.4% | Norma Torres |
| 36th | 67.9% | 28.8% | Ted Lieu |
| 37th | 78.7% | 18.3% | Sydney Kamlager-Dove |
| 38th | 56.5% | 40.4% | Linda Sánchez |
| 39th | 53.3% | 43.6% | Mark Takano |
| 40th | 47.2% | 49.5% | Young Kim |
| 41st | 45.7% | 51.7% | Ken Calvert |
| 42nd | 64.5% | 32.0% | Robert Garcia |
| 43rd | 72.9% | 23.9% | Maxine Waters |
| 44th | 65.3% | 31.5% | Nanette Barragán |
| 45th | 49.3% | 47.7% | Michelle Steel (118th Congress) |
| Derek Tran (119th Congress) | |||
| 46th | 57.3% | 39.6% | Lou Correa |
| 47th | 50.3% | 46.2% | Katie Porter (118th Congress) |
| Dave Min (119th Congress) | |||
| 48th | 41.1% | 56.4% | Darrell Issa |
| 49th | 52.5% | 44.7% | Mike Levin |
| 50th | 63.1% | 33.5% | Scott Peters |
| 51st | 60.2% | 36.7% | Sara Jacobs |
| 52nd | 59.3% | 38.1% | Juan Vargas |
California remained strongly blue, voting to the left of all states exceptHawaii,Maryland,Massachusetts,Vermont, andthe District of Columbia. But the state had one of the largest rightward shifts in the country, shifting 9% to the right, compared to the national swing of about 6% in this election. Other highly populous blue states also swung significantly rightward in 2024, including New York (by 11%), New Jersey (by 10%), Massachusetts (by 8%), and Illinois (by 6%).[76]
Trump flipped 10 counties that were won by Biden in 2020:Butte,Fresno,Imperial,Inyo,Lake,Merced,Riverside,San Bernardino,San Joaquin, andStanislaus. Of these 10, all except Butte and Inyo were also won byHillary Clinton in2016. Trump’s wins in Fresno, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus marked the first time they voted for aRepublican since George W. Bush in2004, although all are fairly consistently Republican at the state level.
Trump's win in Imperial (which is over 80% Hispanic) marked the first time it voted Republican sinceGeorge H.W. Bush in1988, with Imperial being the most Hispanic county in California and shifting rightward by 25.23 percentage points. Imperial County had the third-largest swing to Trump of any county in the country, behindMaverick County, Texas (by 27.95%) andWebb County, Texas (by 25.43%), two other majority-Hispanic counties along theMexico–United States border.[77]
Trump's win in Lake marked the first time it voted Republican sinceRonald Reagan in1984. Trump was also the first Republican since George W. Bush in 2004 to win at least 30% inLos Angeles County. Trump managed to flip four congressional districts, two of which split tickets and elected Democrats. Trump's gains with Hispanics allowed him to cross 40% inSouthern California for the first time since 2004 as well as trended the region to the right of the state. Trump’s gains among Hispanics in California also helped improve his margins in the state, also allowing him to carry 9 of the state's 11Hispanic majority counties.[78] In contrast to the number of counties that switched from Democratic to Republican in this cycle, none flipped in the opposite direction, and onlyAlpine County increased its share of the Democratic vote from 2020.
Trump also gained ground withAsian American voters in California, with Asian Americans being almost entirely responsible for the rightward shift in areas lacking significant Hispanic populations, such as San Francisco.[79] In majority-ChineseArcadia andTemple City, both communities in theSan Gabriel Valley, Harris's margin dropped by 10% and 13% respectively.[80] Trump also gained in mostly FilipinoDaly City by 15%.[81] Trump became the first Republican since 2004 to win theInland Empire, California's third largest metropolitan area and a blue collar majority-Hispanic region that had been economically struggling.[82]
Trump achieved significant gains in Los Angeles, receiving 27% of the vote, the highest for a Republican candidate in the city since1988. This was a marked improvement from2020, when Trump garnered only 21%, and2016, when he received just 16% of the vote in the city.[83] According to the New York Times 2024 precinct map, Trump's substantial gains in Los Angeles were largely attributed to increased support in Hispanic and Asian neighborhoods, although he made gains in nearly every single precinct in the city regardless.[84] These communities, which have traditionally leaned Democratic, showed growing support for Trump, especially in areas where economic concerns, cultural values, and opposition to some policies of the Democratic Party resonated with voters. Donald Trump also saw an increase in Latino support in California, garnering 38% of the Latino vote, compared to 29% in the 2020 election, according to Fox News voter analysis.[85] Trump won 42% of Latino men compared to Harris's 54% and Trump received 34% of Latina women compared to Harris's 63%—both major improvements from 2020.
Despite these results, Harris was able to hold onto historically RepublicanOrange County by a narrow plurality. Orange is one of thehighest-income counties, supporting exit polls showing that Harris gained among high-income voters. Harris also won every California county on theWest Coast except forDel Norte County. She is also the first Democrat since John Kerry to win California despite carrying a minority of counties, winning 25 out of 58.
Harris underperformed Biden's 2020 total by nearly 2 million, losing over 600,000 votes inLos Angeles County alone. By contrast, Trump narrowly surpassed his vote total from 2020, solidifying his base of support in the state at just over 6 million votes; this marked his third-highest vote total from any state in the country in 2024, only behind 6.4 million inTexas and 6.1 million inFlorida.
The swing in the presidential contest was part of a broad rightward swing in California. This included a broad rejection of progressive ballot measures[86] and a near-universal swing against progressive local candidates.[87] Republican U.S. Senate candidateSteve Garvey was one of the few Republican U.S. Senate candidates that outran Donald Trump, receiving over 230,000 more votes than Trump in the concurrent2024 United States Senate elections in California, while DemocratAdam Schiff received about 240,000 fewer votes than Harris.