The 2016 United States presidential election in California was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted.
On 7 June 2016, the state also voted for who they wanted to be the nominee of their respective parties.
Presidential
County Results
Clinton—80-90% Clinton—70-80% Clinton—60-70% Clinton—50-60% Clinton—<50% Trump—<50% Trump—50-60% Trump—60-70% Trump—70-80%
Polling
The following are poll results from www.realclearpolitics.com All polls showed that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had a big lead.
| Trump Vs. Clinton |
| Date |
Hillary Clinton |
Donald Trump |
|
Lead |
| 2 Nov |
54.3% |
32.0% |
+22.3% |
| 26 Oct |
53.3% |
30.3% |
+23.0% |
| 14 Oct |
52.0% |
32.3% |
+19.7% |
| 30 May |
48.7% |
36.7% |
+12.0% |
| Trump Vs. Clinton Vs. Johnson Vs. Stein |
| Date |
Hillary Clinton |
Donald Trump |
Gary Johnson |
Jill Stein |
|
Lead |
| 28 Oct to 31 Oct |
56.0% |
35.0% |
4.0% |
1.0% |
+21.0% |
| 25 Oct to 31 Oct |
53.0% |
33.0% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
+20.0% |
| 14 Oct to 23 Oct |
54.0% |
28.0% |
5.0% |
5.0% |
+26.0% |
| 27 Sep to 28 Sep |
59.0% |
33.0% |
3.0% |
2.0% |
+26.0% |
| 9 Sep to 18 Sep |
47.0% |
31.0% |
10.0% |
5.0% |
+26.0% |
| 7 Sep to 13 Sep |
50.0% |
33.0% |
5.0% |
6.0% |
+17.0% |
Results
Primaries
Democratic
Primary results by county.
Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
| California Democratic primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Popular vote |
Estimated delegates |
| Count |
Percentage |
Pledged |
Unpledged |
Total |
| Hillary Clinton |
2,745,302 |
53.07% |
254 |
66 |
320 |
| Bernie Sanders |
2,381,722 |
46.04% |
221 |
0 |
221 |
| Willie Wilson |
12,014 |
0.23% |
|
|
|
| Michael Steinberg |
10,880 |
0.21% |
|
|
|
| Rocky De La Fuente |
8,453 |
0.16% |
|
|
|
| Henry Hewes |
7,743 |
0.15% |
|
|
|
| Keith Russell Judd |
7,201 |
0.14% |
|
|
|
| write-in |
23 |
0.00% |
|
|
|
| Uncommitted |
N/A |
|
10 |
10 |
| Total |
5,173,338 |
100% |
475 |
76 |
551 |
| Source: The Green Papers |
By county
Again, yellow is a victory for Clinton while green is a victory for Sanders.
| County |
Clinton |
Votes |
Sanders |
Votes |
| Alameda |
51.5% |
164,889 |
48.0% |
153,955 |
| Alpine |
44.8% |
113 |
54.4% |
137 |
| Amador |
50.4% |
2,516 |
47.8% |
2,386 |
| Butte |
37.0% |
11,766 |
62.0% |
19,739 |
| Calaveras |
49.5% |
2,971 |
48.5% |
2,914 |
| Colusa |
49.3% |
835 |
47.8% |
809 |
| Contra Costa |
56.7% |
103,333 |
42.7% |
77,862 |
| Del Norte |
40.4% |
1,119 |
57.6% |
1,598 |
| El Dorado |
49.1% |
12,492 |
49.6% |
12,620 |
| Fresno |
56.0% |
45,436 |
42.7% |
34,663 |
| Glenn |
46.8% |
911 |
51.5% |
1,003 |
| Humboldt |
28.7% |
8,135 |
70.4% |
19,928 |
| Imperial |
65.0% |
9,843 |
33.7% |
5,111 |
| Inyo |
42.5% |
1,001 |
55.7% |
1,313 |
| Kern |
54.1% |
28,806 |
43.9% |
23,374 |
| Kings |
57.8% |
4,150 |
39.9% |
2,869 |
| Lake |
42.7% |
3,988 |
55.7% |
5,195 |
| Lassen |
42.6% |
812 |
53.7% |
1,023 |
| Los Angeles |
54.4% |
780,013 |
44.6% |
639,886 |
| Madera |
53.1% |
5,808 |
44.4% |
4,852 |
| Marin |
56.4% |
43,283 |
43.3% |
33,214 |
| Mariposa |
44.1% |
1,102 |
54.2% |
1,355 |
| Mendocino |
32.8% |
6,048 |
66.5% |
12,259 |
| Merced |
53.0% |
10,839 |
45.3% |
9,273 |
| Modoc |
42.3% |
281 |
52.5% |
349 |
| Mono |
43.3% |
799 |
56.2% |
1,038 |
| Monterey |
52.8% |
29,730 |
46.3% |
26,073 |
| Napa |
53.4% |
13,583 |
45.9% |
11,682 |
| Nevada |
36.9% |
8,175 |
62.4% |
13,827 |
| Orange |
51.9% |
171,593 |
47.3% |
156,235 |
| Placer |
54.1% |
25,249 |
44.8% |
20,916 |
| Plumas |
44.1% |
1,211 |
53.7% |
1,475 |
| Riverside |
56.1% |
112,526 |
42.8% |
85,918 |
| Sacramento |
54.6% |
109,898 |
44.4% |
89,428 |
| San Benito |
54.3% |
4,112 |
44.6% |
3,380 |
| San Bernardino |
54.6% |
96,076 |
44.2% |
77,706 |
| San Diego |
51.6% |
215,655 |
47.7% |
199,716 |
| San Francisco |
53.6% |
116,359 |
45.9% |
99,594 |
| San Joaquin |
56.5% |
38,212 |
42.2% |
28,523 |
| San Luis Obispo |
46.7% |
21,637 |
52.6% |
24,379 |
| San Mateo |
58.7% |
79,756 |
40.8% |
55,367 |
| Santa Barbara |
46.9% |
31,927 |
52.4% |
35,717 |
| Santa Clara |
57.5% |
159,480 |
41.9% |
116,193 |
| Santa Cruz |
40.5% |
29,520 |
59.0% |
42,940 |
| Shasta |
45.4% |
7,809 |
52.4% |
9,026 |
| Sierra |
42.5% |
224 |
56.4% |
297 |
| Siskiyou |
38.0% |
2,466 |
60.0% |
3,894 |
| Solano |
55.3% |
34,231 |
43.8% |
27,122 |
| Sonoma |
47.3% |
55,595 |
52.0% |
61,167 |
| Stanislaus |
51.2% |
24,359 |
47.1% |
22,384 |
| Sutter |
52.7% |
4,023 |
45.4% |
3,463 |
| Tehama |
45.9% |
2,372 |
51.4% |
2,655 |
| Trinity |
35.1% |
672 |
63.3% |
1,211 |
| Tulare |
54.4% |
13,472 |
43.7% |
10,834 |
| Tuolumne |
48.2% |
3,433 |
50.5% |
3,592 |
| Ventura |
51.2% |
60,615 |
47.9% |
56,751 |
| Yolo |
48.2% |
17,655 |
51.3% |
18,761 |
| Yuba |
45.1% |
2,388 |
52.4% |
2,771 |
| Total |
53.1% |
2,745,302 |
46.0% |
2,381,722 |
Republican
Republican primary results by county.
Donald Trump
Quick facts for kids California Republican primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Actual delegate count |
| Bound |
Unbound |
Total |
| Donald Trump |
1,665,135 |
74.76% |
172 |
0 |
172 |
| John Kasich (withdrawn) |
252,544 |
11.34% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ted Cruz (withdrawn) |
211,576 |
9.50% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) |
82,259 |
3.69% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) |
15,691 |
0.70% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Write-ins |
101 |
0.00% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Unprojected delegates: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
2,227,306 |
100.00% |
172 |
0 |
172 |
| Source: The Green Papers |
Libertarian
| California Libertarian presidential primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Gary Johnson |
19,294 |
62% |
| John McAfee |
3,139 |
10% |
| Austin Petersen |
1,853 |
6% |
| Rhett Smith |
1,531 |
5% |
| Joy Waymire |
923 |
3% |
| John David Hale |
873 |
3% |
| Marc Allan Feldman |
867 |
3% |
| Jack Robinson, Jr. |
739 |
2% |
| Steve Kerbel |
556 |
2% |
| Darryl Perry |
521 |
2% |
| Derrick Michael Reid |
462 |
1% |
| Cecil Ince |
417 |
1% |
| Total |
31,175 |
100% |
Green
| Green Party of California presidential primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
National delegates |
| Jill Stein |
10,134 |
76.4% |
- |
| Darryl Cherney |
1,288 |
9.7% |
- |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry |
762 |
5.7% |
- |
| William Kreml |
555 |
4.2% |
- |
| Kent Mesplay |
528 |
4.0% |
- |
| Total |
13,267 |
100% |
- |
American Independent
| California American Independent presidential primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Alan Spears |
7,348 |
19% |
| Arthur Harris |
6,510 |
17% |
| Robert Ornelas |
6,411 |
17% |
| J.R. Myers |
4,898 |
13% |
| Wiley Drake |
4,828 |
13% |
| James Hedges |
3,989 |
11% |
| Thomas Hoefling |
3,917 |
10% |
| Total |
37,901 |
100% |
Peace and Freedom
| California Peace and Freedom presidential primary, June 7, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Gloria Estela La Riva |
2,232 |
49% |
| Monica Moorehead |
1,369 |
30% |
| Lynn Sandra Kahn |
963 |
21% |
| Total |
4,564 |
100% |
Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos en California de 2016 para niños
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