Presidential voting trends in California
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A bellwether is any indicator or predictor of something. In presidential electoral politics, states may be considered bellwethers of future electoral outcomes because of how many times they have voted for the winning candidate or party. Below is an analysis of California's voting record in presidential elections from 1900 to 2016. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.
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Presidential election voting record in California
- See also: Presidential voting trends by state and Bellwether
Since 1900, California has participated in 30 presidential elections.
1900-2016
The 2016 election brought some changes to the voting trends across the country. California voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016. Here is a how the election changed the way California voted.
- Between 2000 and 2016, California voted for the winning presidential candidate 40 percent of the time, compared to 50 between 2000 and 2012.
- With the addition of 2016, the percentage of the time California voted for a winning president since 1900 is 80 percent.
- Including 2016, California voted Democratic 43.33 percent of the time and Republican 53.33 percent of the time since 1900.
- From 2000 to 2016, California voted Democratic 100 percent of the time and Republican 0 percent.
Split electoral votes
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) won 11 electoral votes in California and Woodrow Wilson (D) received two.[1]
Third party votes
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.[1]
See also
External links
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- University of California Santa Barbara, The American Presidency Project
Footnotes
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