1988
Last GOP presidential win
≈ 70.9%
Voter turnout (2020)
Solid Democratic
Trend
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of California vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by voter turnout.
| #1 | Florida | 77% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | 76% |
| #3 | Michigan | 76% |
| #4 | Washington | 76% |
| #5 | New Hampshire | 74% |
| #6 | North Carolina | 74% |
| #7 | Georgia | 72% |
| #8 | Virginia | 71% |
| #9 | Arizona | 71% |
| #10 | Pennsylvania | 70% |
| #11 | New Jersey | 69% |
| #12 | Delaware | 68% |
| #13 | Ohio | 67% |
| #14 | Massachusetts | 66% |
| #15 | Illinois | 64.5% |
| #16 | Montana | 64% |
| #17 | Rhode Island | 64% |
| #18 | South Dakota | 63.4% |
| #19 | Texas | 60.6% |
| #20 | Tennessee | 60.1% |
| #21 | Missouri | 60% |
| #22 | Indiana | 58% |
| #23 | Oregon | 56% |
| #24 | Colorado | 54.2% |
| #25 | New Mexico | 51.9% |
| #26 | Minnesota | 50.9% |
| #27 | Maine | 36% |
| #28 | Wyoming | 33 |
| #29 | Utah | 15 |
| #30 | Vermont | 5 |
| #31 | Alaska | 2% |
| #32 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #33 | Louisiana | 0 |
Overview
California has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992, with 2020 turnout reaching about 71% of eligible voters.