2016 United States presidential election in California


The 2016 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 2016 as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Voters chose 55 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California was won by Democrat Hillary Clinton with a 61.7 percent majority of the popular vote over Republican Donald Trump. California's 55 electoral votes were assigned to Clinton.
Clinton won the state with 61.73 percent of the vote and a 30.11 percent margin, both the highest since Franklin D. Roosevelt's 66.95 percent vote share and 35.25 percent margin in 1936. This was also the first time that Orange County voted Democratic since 1936, when Franklin D. Roosevelt swept every single county in the state. Trump's vote share in the state was the lowest for a major-party candidate since John W. Davis's 8.2% in 1924.

General election

Statewide results


Primary elections

On June 7, 2016, in the presidential primaries, California voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and American Independent parties' respective nominees for president.
While California has had a top-two candidates open primary system since 2011, presidential primaries are still partisan races. Registered members of each party may only vote in their party's presidential primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose any one primary in which to vote, if the party allows such voters to participate. For 2016, the American Independent, Democratic, and Libertarian parties have chosen to allow voters registered with no party preference to request their respective party's presidential ballots.

Democratic primary

Seven candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:

Results

Republican primary

Five candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot, four of whom had suspended their campaigns prior to the primary:
Donald Trump, the only candidate with an active campaign, won each Congressional district by substantial margins, as well as all the statewide delegates, to capture all 172 votes.

Libertarian primary

Twelve candidates appeared on the Libertarian presidential primary ballot:
The primary took place after Gary Johnson won the Libertarian nomination at the Party's 2016 convention.

Green primary

Other parties

American Independent

The American Independent Party, a far-right and paleoconservative political party that formed when endorsing the candidacy of George Wallace in 1968 held a small presidential primary on June 7. It was won by attorney Alan Spears.
The American Independent Party nullified the results of this primary when they endorsed Donald Trump in August. The party indicated that Trump was a popular write-in choice during the primary, but was not allowed on the ballot because there was no evidence that Trump wanted the American Independent endorsement.

Peace and Freedom

Polling

Results

Below is an official list of Recognized Write-in Candidates. California law only requires that 55 "electors" sign on to declare a person a write-in candidate, not that the person consent, according to a statement from the Secretary of State's Office.
Final results by county certified December 16, 2016.

By congressional district

Clinton won 46 of the 53 congressional districts, including 7 held by Republicans.
DistrictTrumpClintonRepresentative
55%36%Doug LaMalfa
23%68%Jared Huffman
40%53%John Garamendi
53%39%Tom McClintock
24%69%Mike Thompson
24%68%Doris Matsui
40%51%Ami Bera
55%40%Paul Cook
37%55%Jerry McNerney
45%48%Jeff Denham
22%70%Mark DeSaulnier
9%85%Nancy Pelosi
7%86%Barbara Lee
18%77%Jackie Speier
24%69%Eric Swalwell
36%57%Jim Costa
20%74%Mike Honda
20%74%Ro Khanna
20%73%Anna Eshoo
22%73%Zoe Lofgren
23%70%Sam Farr
23%70%Jimmy Panetta
39%55%David Valadao
51%42%Devin Nunes
58%36%Kevin McCarthy
36%56%Lois Capps
36%56%Salud Carbajal
43%50%Steve Knight
35%57%Julia Brownley
28%66%Judy Chu
22%72%Adam Schiff
17%78%Tony Cárdenas
26%69%Brad Sherman
37%58%Pete Aguilar
28%67%Grace Napolitano
27%68%Ted Lieu
11%84%Xavier Becerra
27%68%Norma Torres
43%52%Raul Ruiz
10%86%Karen Bass
27%67%Linda Sánchez
43%51%Ed Royce
13%82%Lucille Roybal-Allard
33%61%Mark Takano
53%41%Ken Calvert
17%78%Maxine Waters
12%83%Janice Hahn
12%83%Nanette Barragán
44%49%Mimi Walters
28%66%Loretta Sánchez
28%66%Lou Correa
31%62%Alan Lowenthal
46%48%Dana Rohrabacher
43%51%Darrell Issa
55%40%Duncan Hunter
23%72%Juan Vargas
36%58%Scott Peters
30%65%Susan Davis

Outcome by city

Official outcomes by city. Clinton won in 367 cities while Trump won in 113 cities.
CityCountyWinner
AlamedaAlamedaClinton
AlbanyAlamedaClinton
BerkeleyAlamedaClinton
DublinAlamedaClinton
EmeryvilleAlamedaClinton
FremontAlamedaClinton
HaywardAlamedaClinton
LivermoreAlamedaClinton
NewarkAlamedaClinton
OaklandAlamedaClinton
PiedmontAlamedaClinton
PleasantonAlamedaClinton
San LeandroAlamedaClinton
Union CityAlamedaClinton
Amador CityAmadorClinton
IoneAmadorTrump
JacksonAmadorTrump
PlymouthAmadorTrump
Sutter CreekAmadorTrump
BiggsButteTrump
ChicoButteClinton
GridleyButteTrump
OrovilleButteTrump
ParadiseButteTrump
Angels CampCalaverasTrump
ColusaColusaTrump
WilliamsColusaClinton
AntiochContra CostaClinton
BrentwoodContra CostaClinton
ClaytonContra CostaClinton
ConcordContra CostaClinton
DanvilleContra CostaClinton
El CerritoContra CostaClinton
HerculesContra CostaClinton
LafayetteContra CostaClinton
MartinezContra CostaClinton
MoragaContra CostaClinton
OakleyContra CostaClinton
OrindaContra CostaClinton
PinoleContra CostaClinton
PittsburgContra CostaClinton
Pleasant HillContra CostaClinton
RichmondContra CostaClinton
San PabloContra CostaClinton
San RamonContra CostaClinton
Walnut CreekContra CostaClinton
Crescent CityDel NorteTrump
PlacervilleEl DoradoTrump
South Lake TahoeEl DoradoClinton
ClovisFresnoTrump
CoalingaFresnoTrump
FirebaughFresnoClinton
FowlerFresnoClinton
FresnoFresnoClinton
HuronFresnoClinton
KermanFresnoClinton
KingsburgFresnoTrump
MendotaFresnoClinton
Orange CoveFresnoClinton
ParlierFresnoClinton
ReedleyFresnoClinton
San JoaquinFresnoClinton
SangerFresnoClinton
SelmaFresnoClinton
OrlandGlennTrump
ArcataHumboldtClinton
Blue LakeHumboldtClinton
EurekaHumboldtClinton
FerndaleHumboldtClinton
FortunaHumboldtTrump
Rio DellHumboldtTrump
TrinidadHumboldtClinton
BrawleyImperialClinton
CalexicoImperialClinton
CalipatriaImperialClinton
El CentroImperialClinton
HoltvilleImperialClinton
ImperialImperialClinton
WestmorlandImperialClinton
BishopInyoClinton
ArvinKernClinton
BakersfieldKernTrump
California CityKernTrump
DelanoKernClinton
MaricopaKernTrump
McFarlandKernClinton
RidgecrestKernTrump
ShafterKernClinton
TaftKernTrump
TehachapiKernTrump
WascoKernClinton
AvenalKingsClinton
CorcoranKingsClinton
HanfordKingsTrump
LemooreKingsTrump
ClearlakeLakeClinton
LakeportLakeClinton
SusanvilleLassenTrump
Agoura HillsLos AngelesClinton
AlhambraLos AngelesClinton
ArcadiaLos AngelesClinton
ArtesiaLos AngelesClinton
AvalonLos AngelesClinton
AzusaLos AngelesClinton
Baldwin ParkLos AngelesClinton
BellLos AngelesClinton
Bell GardensLos AngelesClinton
BellflowerLos AngelesClinton
Beverly HillsLos AngelesClinton
BradburyLos AngelesTrump
BurbankLos AngelesClinton
CalabasasLos AngelesClinton
CarsonLos AngelesClinton
CerritosLos AngelesClinton
ClaremontLos AngelesClinton
CommerceLos AngelesClinton
ComptonLos AngelesClinton
CovinaLos AngelesClinton
CudahyLos AngelesClinton
Culver CityLos AngelesClinton
Diamond BarLos AngelesClinton
DowneyLos AngelesClinton
DuarteLos AngelesClinton
El MonteLos AngelesClinton
El SegundoLos AngelesClinton
GardenaLos AngelesClinton
GlendaleLos AngelesClinton
GlendoraLos AngelesTrump
Hawaiian GardensLos AngelesClinton
HawthorneLos AngelesClinton
Hermosa BeachLos AngelesClinton
Hidden HillsLos AngelesClinton
Huntington ParkLos AngelesClinton
IndustryLos AngelesClinton
InglewoodLos AngelesClinton
IrwindaleLos AngelesClinton
La Cañada FlintridgeLos AngelesClinton
La Habra HeightsLos AngelesTrump
La MiradaLos AngelesClinton
La PuenteLos AngelesClinton
La VerneLos AngelesTrump
LakewoodLos AngelesClinton
LancasterLos AngelesClinton
LawndaleLos AngelesClinton
LomitaLos AngelesClinton
Long BeachLos AngelesClinton
Los AngelesLos AngelesClinton
LynwoodLos AngelesClinton
MalibuLos AngelesClinton
Manhattan BeachLos AngelesClinton
MaywoodLos AngelesClinton
MonroviaLos AngelesClinton
MontebelloLos AngelesClinton
Monterey ParkLos AngelesClinton
NorwalkLos AngelesClinton
PalmdaleLos AngelesClinton
Palos Verdes EstatesLos AngelesClinton
ParamountLos AngelesClinton
PasadenaLos AngelesClinton
Pico RiveraLos AngelesClinton
PomonaLos AngelesClinton
Rancho Palos VerdesLos AngelesClinton
Redondo BeachLos AngelesClinton
Rolling HillsLos AngelesTrump
Rolling Hills EstatesLos AngelesClinton
RosemeadLos AngelesClinton
San DimasLos AngelesClinton
San FernandoLos AngelesClinton
San GabrielLos AngelesClinton
San MarinoLos AngelesClinton
Santa ClaritaLos AngelesClinton
Santa Fe SpringsLos AngelesClinton
Santa MonicaLos AngelesClinton
Sierra MadreLos AngelesClinton
Signal HillLos AngelesClinton
South El MonteLos AngelesClinton
South GateLos AngelesClinton
South PasadenaLos AngelesClinton
Temple CityLos AngelesClinton
TorranceLos AngelesClinton
VernonLos AngelesClinton
WalnutLos AngelesClinton
West CovinaLos AngelesClinton
West HollywoodLos AngelesClinton
Westlake VillageLos AngelesClinton
WhittierLos AngelesClinton
ChowchillaMaderaTrump
MaderaMaderaClinton
BelvedereMarinClinton
Corte MaderaMarinClinton
FairfaxMarinClinton
LarkspurMarinClinton
Mill ValleyMarinClinton
NovatoMarinClinton
RossMarinClinton
San AnselmoMarinClinton
San RafaelMarinClinton
SausalitoMarinClinton
Fort BraggMendocinoClinton
Point ArenaMendocinoClinton
UkiahMendocinoClinton
WillitsMendocinoClinton
AtwaterMercedClinton
Dos PalosMercedClinton
GustineMercedClinton
LivingstonMercedClinton
Los BanosMercedClinton
MercedMercedClinton
AlturasModocTrump
Mammoth LakesMonoClinton
Carmel-by-the-SeaMontereyClinton
Del Rey OaksMontereyClinton
GonzalesMontereyClinton
GreenfieldMontereyClinton
King CityMontereyClinton
MarinaMontereyClinton
MontereyMontereyClinton
Pacific GroveMontereyClinton
SalinasMontereyClinton
Sand CityMontereyClinton
SeasideMontereyClinton
SoledadMontereyClinton
American CanyonNapaClinton
CalistogaNapaClinton
NapaNapaClinton
St. HelenaNapaClinton
YountvilleNapaClinton
Grass ValleyNevadaClinton
Nevada CityNevadaClinton
TruckeeNevadaClinton
Aliso ViejoOrangeClinton
AnaheimOrangeClinton
BreaOrangeTrump
Buena ParkOrangeClinton
Costa MesaOrangeClinton
CypressOrangeClinton
Dana PointOrangeTrump
Fountain ValleyOrangeClinton
FullertonOrangeClinton
Garden GroveOrangeClinton
Huntington BeachOrangeTrump
IrvineOrangeClinton
La HabraOrangeClinton
La PalmaOrangeClinton
Laguna BeachOrangeClinton
Laguna HillsOrangeTrump
Laguna NiguelOrangeTrump
Laguna WoodsOrangeClinton
Lake ForestOrangeTrump
Los AlamitosOrangeClinton
Mission ViejoOrangeTrump
Newport BeachOrangeTrump
OrangeOrangeClinton
PlacentiaOrangeClinton
Rancho Santa MargaritaOrangeTrump
San ClementeOrangeTrump
San Juan CapistranoOrangeTrump
Santa AnaOrangeClinton
Seal BeachOrangeClinton
StantonOrangeClinton
TustinOrangeClinton
Villa ParkOrangeTrump
WestminsterOrangeClinton
Yorba LindaOrangeTrump
AuburnPlacerClinton
ColfaxPlacerTrump
LincolnPlacerTrump
LoomisPlacerTrump
RocklinPlacerTrump
RosevillePlacerTrump
PortolaPlumasTrump
BanningRiversideTrump
BeaumontRiversideTrump
BlytheRiversideTrump
CalimesaRiversideTrump
Canyon LakeRiversideTrump
Cathedral CityRiversideClinton
CoachellaRiversideClinton
CoronaRiversideClinton
Desert Hot SpringsRiversideClinton
EastvaleRiversideClinton
HemetRiversideTrump
Indian WellsRiversideTrump
IndioRiversideClinton
Jurupa ValleyRiversideClinton
La QuintaRiversideTrump
Lake ElsinoreRiversideTrump
MenifeeRiversideTrump
Moreno ValleyRiversideClinton
MurrietaRiversideTrump
NorcoRiversideTrump
Palm DesertRiversideTrump
Palm SpringsRiversideClinton
PerrisRiversideClinton
Rancho MirageRiversideClinton
RiversideRiversideClinton
San JacintoRiversideClinton
TemeculaRiversideTrump
WildomarRiversideTrump
Citrus HeightsSacramentoTrump
Elk GroveSacramentoClinton
FolsomSacramentoClinton
GaltSacramentoTrump
IsletonSacramentoClinton
Rancho CordovaSacramentoClinton
SacramentoSacramentoClinton
HollisterSan BenitoClinton
San Juan BautistaSan BenitoClinton
AdelantoSan BernardinoClinton
Apple ValleySan BernardinoTrump
BarstowSan BernardinoTrump
Big Bear LakeSan BernardinoTrump
ChinoSan BernardinoClinton
Chino HillsSan BernardinoClinton
ColtonSan BernardinoClinton
FontanaSan BernardinoClinton
Grand TerraceSan BernardinoClinton
HesperiaSan BernardinoTrump
HighlandSan BernardinoClinton
Loma LindaSan BernardinoClinton
MontclairSan BernardinoClinton
NeedlesSan BernardinoTrump
OntarioSan BernardinoClinton
Rancho CucamongaSan BernardinoClinton
RedlandsSan BernardinoClinton
RialtoSan BernardinoClinton
San BernardinoSan BernardinoClinton
Twentynine PalmsSan BernardinoTrump
UplandSan BernardinoClinton
VictorvilleSan BernardinoClinton
YucaipaSan BernardinoTrump
Yucca ValleySan BernardinoTrump
CarlsbadSan DiegoClinton
Chula VistaSan DiegoClinton
CoronadoSan DiegoTrump
Del MarSan DiegoClinton
El CajonSan DiegoTrump
EncinitasSan DiegoClinton
EscondidoSan DiegoClinton
Imperial BeachSan DiegoClinton
La MesaSan DiegoClinton
Lemon GroveSan DiegoClinton
National CitySan DiegoClinton
OceansideSan DiegoClinton
PowaySan DiegoTrump
San DiegoSan DiegoClinton
San MarcosSan DiegoClinton
SanteeSan DiegoTrump
Solana BeachSan DiegoClinton
VistaSan DiegoClinton
San FranciscoSan FranciscoClinton
EscalonSan JoaquinTrump
LathropSan JoaquinClinton
LodiSan JoaquinTrump
MantecaSan JoaquinClinton
RiponSan JoaquinTrump
StocktonSan JoaquinClinton
TracySan JoaquinClinton
Arroyo GrandeSan Luis ObispoClinton
AtascaderoSan Luis ObispoTrump
Grover BeachSan Luis ObispoClinton
Morro BaySan Luis ObispoClinton
Paso RoblesSan Luis ObispoTrump
Pismo BeachSan Luis ObispoClinton
San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoClinton
AthertonSan MateoClinton
BelmontSan MateoClinton
BrisbaneSan MateoClinton
BurlingameSan MateoClinton
ColmaSan MateoClinton
Daly CitySan MateoClinton
East Palo AltoSan MateoClinton
Foster CitySan MateoClinton
Half Moon BaySan MateoClinton
HillsboroughSan MateoClinton
Menlo ParkSan MateoClinton
MillbraeSan MateoClinton
PacificaSan MateoClinton
Portola ValleySan MateoClinton
Redwood CitySan MateoClinton
San BrunoSan MateoClinton
San CarlosSan MateoClinton
San MateoSan MateoClinton
South San FranciscoSan MateoClinton
WoodsideSan MateoClinton
BuelltonSanta BarbaraClinton
CarpinteriaSanta BarbaraClinton
GoletaSanta BarbaraClinton
GuadalupeSanta BarbaraClinton
LompocSanta BarbaraClinton
Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraClinton
Santa MariaSanta BarbaraClinton
SolvangSanta BarbaraTrump
CampbellSanta ClaraClinton
CupertinoSanta ClaraClinton
GilroySanta ClaraClinton
Los AltosSanta ClaraClinton
Los Altos HillsSanta ClaraClinton
Los GatosSanta ClaraClinton
MilpitasSanta ClaraClinton
Monte SerenoSanta ClaraClinton
Morgan HillSanta ClaraClinton
Mountain ViewSanta ClaraClinton
Palo AltoSanta ClaraClinton
San JoseSanta ClaraClinton
Santa ClaraSanta ClaraClinton
SaratogaSanta ClaraClinton
SunnyvaleSanta ClaraClinton
CapitolaSanta CruzClinton
Santa CruzSanta CruzClinton
Scotts ValleySanta CruzClinton
WatsonvilleSanta CruzClinton
AndersonShastaTrump
ReddingShastaTrump
Shasta LakeShastaTrump
LoyaltonSierraTrump
DorrisSiskiyouTrump
DunsmuirSiskiyouClinton
EtnaSiskiyouTrump
Fort JonesSiskiyouTrump
MontagueSiskiyouTrump
Mount ShastaSiskiyouClinton
TulelakeSiskiyouTrump
WeedSiskiyouClinton
YrekaSiskiyouTrump
BeniciaSolanoClinton
DixonSolanoClinton
FairfieldSolanoClinton
Rio VistaSolanoClinton
Suisun CitySolanoClinton
VacavilleSolanoClinton
VallejoSolanoClinton
CloverdaleSonomaClinton
CotatiSonomaClinton
HealdsburgSonomaClinton
PetalumaSonomaClinton
Rohnert ParkSonomaClinton
Santa RosaSonomaClinton
SebastopolSonomaClinton
SonomaSonomaClinton
WindsorSonomaClinton
CeresStanislausClinton
HughsonStanislausTrump
ModestoStanislausClinton
NewmanStanislausClinton
OakdaleStanislausTrump
PattersonStanislausClinton
RiverbankStanislausClinton
TurlockStanislausTrump
WaterfordStanislausTrump
Live OakSutterClinton
Yuba CitySutterTrump
CorningTehamaTrump
Red BluffTehamaTrump
TehamaTehamaTrump
DinubaTulareClinton
ExeterTulareTrump
FarmersvilleTulareClinton
LindsayTulareClinton
PortervilleTulareClinton
TulareTulareTrump
VisaliaTulareTrump
WoodlakeTulareClinton
SonoraTuolumneTrump
CamarilloVenturaClinton
FillmoreVenturaClinton
MoorparkVenturaClinton
OjaiVenturaClinton
OxnardVenturaClinton
Port HuenemeVenturaClinton
Santa PaulaVenturaClinton
Simi ValleyVenturaTrump
Thousand OaksVenturaClinton
VenturaVenturaClinton
DavisYoloClinton
West SacramentoYoloClinton
WintersYoloClinton
WoodlandYoloClinton
MarysvilleYubaTrump
WheatlandYubaTrump

Counties that swung from Republican to Democratic

California has voted Democratic in every presidential election since Republican George H. W. Bush won the state in 1988. Hillary Clinton easily continued the Democratic tradition in California, winning the state with 61.7% of the vote, Clinton's second highest vote percentage of any state, behind Hawaii. Donald Trump received 31.6% of the vote, a Democratic victory margin of 30.11 points. California was one of eleven states where Hillary Clinton outperformed outgoing President Barack Obama in 2012, and contributed to Clinton's national popular vote victory.
The California state result was historically one of the most successful for the Democratic Party nominee by several measures, as Hillary Clinton carried California by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt swept the state by 35.25% in his 1936 re-election landslide.
Clinton was also the first Democrat since FDR in 1936 to win traditionally Republican Orange County.
Clinton received nearly 72% of the vote in Los Angeles County, making her the first Democratic presidential candidate in history to receive over 70% of the vote in Los Angeles County, the most heavily populated county in the United States. This state would prove to be vital in Hillary Clinton's popular vote victory in the 2016 election, since if one were to remove California for the equation, Trump would win the popular vote by roughly 1.5 million votes.