Election Results in California
California is a reliably Democratic state in presidential elections.
Democratic presidential vote share
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results).
Republican presidential vote share
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results).
- •California's 54 electoral votes are the most of any state.
Governor of California
Gavin Newsom (Democrat) serves as California's governor.
Winning governor's vote share
1998–2022California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results). Davis (D) 1998–2002, Schwarzenegger (R) 2003–2006, Brown (D) 2010–2014, Newsom (D) 2018–2022; 2003 is the recall replacement vote.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Newsom | Democratic | 2019–present |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | 2003–2011 |
| Gray Davis | Democrat | 1999–2003 |
| Pete Wilson | Republican | 1991–1999 |
| George Deukmejian | Republican | 1983–1991 |
| Edmund Gerald Brown | Democrat | 1959–1967 |
| Goodwin Jess Knight | Republican | 1953–1959 |
| Earl Warren | Republican | 1943–1953 |
| Culbert L. Olson | Democrat | 1939–1943 |
| Frank Finley Merriam | Republican | 1934–1939 |
| James Rolph | Republican | 1931–1934 |
| Clement Calhoun Young | Republican | 1927–1931 |
| Friend William Richardson | Republican | 1923–1927 |
| William Dennison Stephens | Republican | 1917–1923 |
| James Norris Gillett | Republican | 1907–1911 |
| Henry Tifft Gage | Republican | 1899–1903 |
| James Herbert Budd | Democrat | 1895–1899 |
| Henry Harrison Markham | Republican | 1891–1895 |
| Robert Whitney Waterman | Republican | 1887–1891 |
| Washington Bartlett | Democrat | 1887–1887 |
| George Stoneman | Democrat | 1883–1887 |
| George Clement Perkins | Republican | 1880–1883 |
| William Irwin | Democrat | 1875–1880 |
| Romualdo Pacheco | Republican | 1875–1875 |
| Newton Booth | Republican | 1871–1875 |
| Frederick Ferdinand Low | Union | 1863–1867 |
| Amasa Leland Stanford | Republican | 1862–1863 |
| John G. Downey | Democrat | 1860–1862 |
| Milton Slocum Latham | Democrat | 1860–1860 |
| John B. Weller | Democrat | 1858–1860 |
| John Bigler | Democrat | 1852–1856 |
| John McDougal | Independent Democrat | 1851–1852 |
| Peter Hardeman Burnett | Independent Democrat | 1849–1851 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
U.S. Senators from California
California is represented by two Democratic U.S. senators.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results). 2016 and 2018 were top-two runoffs between two Democrats; 2024 is the full-term race.
U.S. House Representatives from California
California sends the largest delegation to the U.S. House.
U.S. House seats apportioned to California
1850–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts (no reapportionment followed the 1920 census).
U.S. House seats won by Democrats
2012–2024California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results). Delegation of 53 seats through 2020, 52 from 2022.
Voting Trends in California
California has shifted solidly Democratic over the past three decades.
Turnout of registered voters, presidential elections
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, general elections (certified results).
Party Registration in California
Democrats hold a wide voter-registration advantage in California.
Registered Democrats
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Report of Registration (October/15-day close before each general election).
Registered Republicans
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Report of Registration (October/15-day close before each general election).
No party preference
2000–2024California Secretary of State, Report of Registration (October/15-day close before each general election).