California (CA) — Statewide

California (CA) — Statewide

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California (CA) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
186443,838(41.4%)62,140(58.6%)(41.4%, 58.6%, 0.0%)George B. McClellanAbraham LincolnR+17.3R+10.1R+7.2105,986Wikipedia5
186854,078(49.8%)(Δ 10,240)54,592(50.2%)(Δ -7,548)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)Horatio SeymourUlysses S. GrantR+0.5(Δ D+16.8)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)D+4.9(Δ D+12.0)108,670(Δ 2,684)Wikipedia5
187239,060(42.8%)(Δ -15,018)51,181(56.1%)(Δ -3,411)(42.7%, 56.0%, 1.0%)Horace GreeleyUlysses S. GrantR+13.3(Δ R+12.8)R+11.8(Δ R+6.5)R+1.5(Δ R+6.3)91,387(Δ -17,283)Wikipedia6
187675,845(49.1%)(Δ 36,785)78,614(50.9%)(Δ 27,433)(49.1%, 50.9%, 0.0%)Samuel J. TildenRutherford B. HayesR+1.8(Δ D+11.5)D+3.0(Δ D+14.8)R+4.8(Δ R+3.3)154,544(Δ 63,157)Wikipedia6
188080,442(49.0%)(Δ 4,597)80,348(48.9%)(Δ 1,734)(49.0%, 48.9%, 2.1%)Winfield Scott HancockJames A. GarfieldD+0.1(Δ D+1.8)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+0.2(Δ D+5.0)164,321(Δ 9,777)Wikipedia6
188489,288(45.9%)(Δ 8,846)102,369(52.6%)(Δ 22,021)(45.3%, 52.0%, 1.5%)Grover ClevelandJames G. BlaineR+6.6(Δ R+6.7)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+7.2(Δ R+7.4)196,988(Δ 32,667)Wikipedia8
1888117,729(47.4%)(Δ 28,441)124,816(50.3%)(Δ 22,447)(46.8%, 49.7%, 2.3%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonR+2.8(Δ D+3.8)D+0.8(Δ D+0.3)R+3.6(Δ D+3.6)251,339(Δ 54,351)Wikipedia8
1892118,174(45.2%)(Δ 445)118,027(45.1%)(Δ -6,789)(43.8%, 43.8%, 9.4%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+0.1(Δ D+2.9)D+3.0(Δ D+2.2)R+3.0(Δ D+0.7)269,609(Δ 18,270)Wikipedia9
1896144,766(49.2%)(Δ 26,592)146,688(49.9%)(Δ 28,661)(48.5%, 49.2%, 0.9%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+0.6(Δ R+0.7)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)D+3.7(Δ D+6.6)298,419(Δ 28,810)Wikipedia9
1900124,985(42.0%)(Δ -19,781)164,755(55.4%)(Δ 18,067)(41.3%, 54.5%, 2.5%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+13.2(Δ R+12.5)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)R+7.0(Δ R+10.7)302,318(Δ 3,899)Wikipedia9
190489,404(27.6%)(Δ -35,581)205,226(63.3%)(Δ 40,471)(26.9%, 61.8%, 8.9%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltR+34.9(Δ R+21.7)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)R+16.1(Δ R+9.0)331,878(Δ 29,560)Wikipedia10
1908127,492(34.4%)(Δ 38,088)214,398(57.9%)(Δ 9,172)(33.0%, 55.5%, 7.4%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftR+22.5(Δ D+12.4)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)R+14.0(Δ D+2.1)386,597(Δ 54,719)Wikipedia10
1912283,436(43.9%)(Δ 155,944)283,610(43.9%)(Δ 69,212)(42.1%, 42.1%, 11.8%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltR+0.0(Δ D+22.5)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)R+14.5(Δ R+0.5)673,527(Δ 286,930)Wikipedia13
1916466,289(48.0%)(Δ 182,853)462,516(47.6%)(Δ 178,906)(46.6%, 46.3%, 4.3%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesD+0.4(Δ D+0.4)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)R+2.7(Δ D+11.7)999,603(Δ 326,076)Wikipedia13
1920229,191(25.0%)(Δ -237,098)624,992(68.1%)(Δ 162,476)(24.3%, 66.2%, 6.8%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingR+41.9(Δ R+42.3)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)R+15.8(Δ R+13.0)944,050(Δ -55,553)Wikipedia13
1924105,514(8.4%)(Δ -123,677)733,250(58.0%)(Δ 108,258)(8.2%, 57.2%, 33.1%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeR+49.0(Δ R+7.0)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)R+23.8(Δ R+8.0)1,281,900(Δ 337,850)Wikipedia13
1928614,365(34.2%)(Δ 508,851)1,162,323(64.7%)(Δ 429,073)(34.2%, 64.7%, 1.1%)Al SmithHerbert HooverR+30.5(Δ D+18.5)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)R+13.1(Δ D+10.7)1,796,656(Δ 514,756)Wikipedia13
19321,324,157(59.2%)(Δ 709,792)847,902(37.9%)(Δ -314,421)(58.4%, 37.4%, 2.8%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+21.0(Δ D+51.5)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)D+3.2(Δ D+16.3)2,267,966(Δ 471,310)Wikipedia22
19361,766,836(67.6%)(Δ 442,679)836,431(32.0%)(Δ -11,471)(67.0%, 31.7%, 0.4%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+35.3(Δ D+14.3)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)D+11.0(Δ D+7.8)2,638,882(Δ 370,916)Wikipedia22
19401,877,618(57.9%)(Δ 110,782)1,351,419(41.6%)(Δ 514,988)(57.4%, 41.3%, 0.5%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+16.1(Δ R+19.2)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)D+6.1(Δ R+4.9)3,268,791(Δ 629,909)Wikipedia22
19441,988,564(56.8%)(Δ 110,946)1,512,965(43.2%)(Δ 161,546)(56.5%, 43.0%, 0.1%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+13.5(Δ R+2.6)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+6.0(Δ R+0.1)3,520,875(Δ 252,084)Wikipedia25
19481,913,134(47.8%)(Δ -75,430)1,895,269(47.4%)(Δ 382,304)(47.6%, 47.1%, 4.7%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyD+0.4(Δ R+13.1)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)R+4.0(Δ R+10.1)4,021,538(Δ 500,663)Wikipedia25
19522,257,646(42.5%)(Δ 344,512)3,035,587(57.1%)(Δ 1,140,318)(42.3%, 56.8%, 0.5%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+14.6(Δ R+15.0)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)R+3.7(Δ D+0.3)5,341,603(Δ 1,320,065)Wikipedia32
19562,420,135(44.4%)(Δ 162,489)3,027,668(55.5%)(Δ -7,919)(44.3%, 55.4%, 0.1%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+11.1(Δ D+3.4)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)D+4.3(Δ D+8.0)5,466,355(Δ 124,752)Wikipedia32
19603,224,099(49.7%)(Δ 803,964)3,259,722(50.3%)(Δ 232,054)(49.6%, 50.1%, 0.0%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonR+0.5(Δ D+10.6)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)R+0.7(Δ R+5.0)6,506,578(Δ 1,040,223)Wikipedia32
19644,171,877(59.2%)(Δ 947,778)2,879,108(40.8%)(Δ -380,614)(59.1%, 40.8%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterD+18.3(Δ D+18.9)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)R+4.3(Δ R+3.6)7,057,586(Δ 551,008)Wikipedia40
19683,244,318(45.1%)(Δ -927,559)3,467,664(48.2%)(Δ 588,556)(44.7%, 47.8%, 6.7%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonR+3.1(Δ R+21.4)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)R+2.4(Δ D+1.9)7,251,587(Δ 194,001)Wikipedia40
19723,475,847(41.8%)(Δ 231,529)4,602,096(55.4%)(Δ 1,134,432)(41.5%, 55.0%, 2.8%)George McGovernRichard NixonR+13.5(Δ R+10.4)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)D+9.7(Δ D+12.1)8,367,862(Δ 1,116,275)Wikipedia45
19763,742,284(48.7%)(Δ 266,437)3,882,244(50.5%)(Δ -719,852)(47.6%, 49.3%, 0.7%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordR+1.8(Δ D+11.7)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)R+3.8(Δ R+13.5)7,867,117(Δ -500,745)Wikipedia45
19803,083,661(36.9%)(Δ -658,623)4,524,858(54.2%)(Δ 642,614)(35.9%, 52.7%, 8.6%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+16.8(Δ R+15.0)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)R+7.0(Δ R+3.2)8,587,063(Δ 719,946)Wikipedia45
19843,922,519(41.6%)(Δ 838,858)5,467,009(57.9%)(Δ 942,151)(41.3%, 57.5%, 0.5%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+16.2(Δ D+0.5)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)D+2.0(Δ D+9.0)9,505,423(Δ 918,360)Wikipedia47
19884,702,233(47.8%)(Δ 779,714)5,054,917(51.4%)(Δ -412,092)(47.6%, 51.1%, 0.7%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushR+3.6(Δ D+12.7)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)D+4.2(Δ D+2.2)9,887,064(Δ 381,641)Wikipedia47
19925,121,325(46.4%)(Δ 419,092)3,630,574(32.9%)(Δ -1,424,343)(46.0%, 32.6%, 20.6%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushD+13.4(Δ D+17.0)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)D+7.8(Δ D+3.7)11,131,721(Δ 1,244,657)Wikipedia54
19965,119,835(53.1%)(Δ -1,490)3,828,380(39.7%)(Δ 197,806)(51.1%, 38.2%, 7.0%)Bill ClintonBob DoleD+12.9(Δ R+0.5)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)D+4.4(Δ R+3.5)10,019,484(Δ -1,112,237)Wikipedia54
20005,861,203(54.0%)(Δ 741,368)4,567,429(42.1%)(Δ 739,049)(53.4%, 41.7%, 3.8%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushD+11.8(Δ R+1.1)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)D+11.3(Δ D+6.9)10,965,856(Δ 946,372)Wikipedia54
20046,745,485(54.8%)(Δ 884,282)5,509,826(44.8%)(Δ 942,397)(54.3%, 44.4%, 0.4%)John KerryGeorge W. BushD+9.9(Δ R+1.9)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+12.4(Δ D+1.1)12,421,852(Δ 1,455,996)Wikipedia55
20088,274,473(61.8%)(Δ 1,528,988)5,011,781(37.4%)(Δ -498,045)(61.0%, 37.0%, 0.8%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainD+24.1(Δ D+14.1)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)D+16.8(Δ D+4.4)13,561,900(Δ 1,140,048)Wikipedia55
20127,854,285(61.2%)(Δ -420,188)4,839,958(37.7%)(Δ -171,823)(60.2%, 37.1%, 1.1%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyD+23.1(Δ R+0.9)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+19.3(Δ D+2.5)13,038,547(Δ -523,353)Wikipedia55
20168,753,788(63.8%)(Δ 899,503)4,483,810(32.7%)(Δ -356,148)(61.7%, 31.6%, 3.4%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpD+30.1(Δ D+7.0)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)D+28.0(Δ D+8.8)14,181,595(Δ 1,143,048)Wikipedia55
202011,110,639(64.2%)(Δ 2,356,851)6,006,518(34.7%)(Δ 1,522,708)(63.5%, 34.3%, 1.1%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpD+29.2(Δ R+0.9)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)D+24.7(Δ R+3.3)17,501,380(Δ 3,319,785)Wikipedia55
20249,276,179(59.6%)(Δ -1,834,460)6,081,697(39.1%)(Δ 75,179)(58.5%, 38.3%, 1.2%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpD+20.1(Δ R+9.0)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)D+21.6(Δ R+3.1)15,865,475(Δ -1,635,905)Wikipedia54

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

California (CA) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
186443,838(41.4%)62,140(58.6%)(41.4%, 58.6%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%80.01%0.02%-0.01%
186854,078(49.8%)(Δ 10,240)54,592(50.2%)(Δ -7,548)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.00%0.00%
187239,060(42.8%)(Δ -15,018)51,181(56.1%)(Δ -3,411)(42.7%, 56.0%, 1.0%)920(1.0%)Charles O'Conor1.01%1,1461.25%0.63%0.62%
187675,845(49.1%)(Δ 36,785)78,614(50.9%)(Δ 27,433)(49.1%, 50.9%, 0.0%)47(0.0%)Peter Cooper0.03%850.06%1.16%-1.11%
188080,442(49.0%)(Δ 4,597)80,348(48.9%)(Δ 1,734)(49.0%, 48.9%, 2.1%)3,394(2.1%)James Weaver2.07%3,5312.15%3.47%-1.32%
188489,288(45.9%)(Δ 8,846)102,369(52.6%)(Δ 22,021)(45.3%, 52.0%, 1.5%)2,965(1.5%)John St. John1.51%5,3312.71%2.87%-0.16%
1888117,729(47.4%)(Δ 28,441)124,816(50.3%)(Δ 22,447)(46.8%, 49.7%, 2.3%)5,761(2.3%)Clinton Fisk2.29%8,7943.50%3.57%-0.08%
1892118,174(45.2%)(Δ 445)118,027(45.1%)(Δ -6,789)(43.8%, 43.8%, 9.4%)25,311(9.7%)James Weaver9.39%33,40812.39%10.97%1.43%
1896144,766(49.2%)(Δ 26,592)146,688(49.9%)(Δ 28,661)(48.5%, 49.2%, 0.9%)2,573(0.9%)Joshua Levering0.86%6,9652.33%2.27%0.07%
1900124,985(42.0%)(Δ -19,781)164,755(55.4%)(Δ 18,067)(41.3%, 54.5%, 2.5%)7,554(2.5%)Joseph F. Malloney2.50%12,5784.16%2.84%1.32%
190489,404(27.6%)(Δ -35,581)205,226(63.3%)(Δ 40,471)(26.9%, 61.8%, 8.9%)29,535(9.1%)Eugene V. Debs8.90%37,24811.22%5.99%5.23%
1908127,492(34.4%)(Δ 38,088)214,398(57.9%)(Δ 9,172)(33.0%, 55.5%, 7.4%)28,659(7.7%)Eugene V. Debs7.41%44,70711.56%5.39%6.18%
1912283,436(43.9%)(Δ 155,944)283,610(43.9%)(Δ 69,212)(42.1%, 42.1%, 11.8%)79,201(12.3%)Eugene V. Debs11.76%106,48115.81%30.74%-14.93%
1916466,289(48.0%)(Δ 182,853)462,516(47.6%)(Δ 178,906)(46.6%, 46.3%, 4.3%)42,898(4.4%)Allan Benson4.29%70,7987.08%4.64%2.44%
1920229,191(25.0%)(Δ -237,098)624,992(68.1%)(Δ 162,476)(24.3%, 66.2%, 6.8%)64,076(7.0%)Eugene Debs6.79%89,8679.52%5.53%3.98%
1924105,514(8.4%)(Δ -123,677)733,250(58.0%)(Δ 108,258)(8.2%, 57.2%, 33.1%)424,649(33.6%)Robert La Follette33.13%443,13634.57%17.14%17.43%
1928614,365(34.2%)(Δ 508,851)1,162,323(64.7%)(Δ 429,073)(34.2%, 64.7%, 1.1%)19,595(1.1%)Norman Thomas1.09%19,9681.11%0.99%0.12%
19321,324,157(59.2%)(Δ 709,792)847,902(37.9%)(Δ -314,421)(58.4%, 37.4%, 2.8%)63,299(2.8%)Thomas/Maurer2.79%95,9074.23%2.94%1.29%
19361,766,836(67.6%)(Δ 442,679)836,431(32.0%)(Δ -11,471)(67.0%, 31.7%, 0.4%)11,331(0.4%)Norman Thomas0.43%35,6151.35%2.66%-1.31%
19401,877,618(57.9%)(Δ 110,782)1,351,419(41.6%)(Δ 514,988)(57.4%, 41.3%, 0.5%)16,506(0.5%)Norman Thomas0.50%39,7541.22%0.48%0.73%
19441,988,564(56.8%)(Δ 110,946)1,512,965(43.2%)(Δ 161,546)(56.5%, 43.0%, 0.1%)2,515(0.1%)Norman Thomas0.07%19,3460.55%0.72%-0.17%
19481,913,134(47.8%)(Δ -75,430)1,895,269(47.4%)(Δ 382,304)(47.6%, 47.1%, 4.7%)190,381(4.8%)Henry Wallace4.73%213,1355.30%5.38%-0.08%
19522,257,646(42.5%)(Δ 344,512)3,035,587(57.1%)(Δ 1,140,318)(42.3%, 56.8%, 0.5%)24,692(0.5%)Vincent Hallinan0.46%48,3700.91%0.49%0.42%
19562,420,135(44.4%)(Δ 162,489)3,027,668(55.5%)(Δ -7,919)(44.3%, 55.4%, 0.1%)6,087(0.1%)Unpledged Electors0.11%18,5520.34%0.67%-0.33%
19603,224,099(49.7%)(Δ 803,964)3,259,722(50.3%)(Δ 232,054)(49.6%, 50.1%, 0.0%)1,051(0.0%)Eric Hass0.02%22,7570.35%0.73%-0.38%
19644,171,877(59.2%)(Δ 947,778)2,879,108(40.8%)(Δ -380,614)(59.1%, 40.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%6,6010.09%0.48%-0.38%
19683,244,318(45.1%)(Δ -927,559)3,467,664(48.2%)(Δ 588,556)(44.7%, 47.8%, 6.7%)487,270(6.8%)George Wallace6.72%539,6057.44%13.86%-6.42%
19723,475,847(41.8%)(Δ 231,529)4,602,096(55.4%)(Δ 1,134,432)(41.5%, 55.0%, 2.8%)232,554(2.8%)John Schmitz2.78%289,9193.46%1.80%1.66%
19763,742,284(48.7%)(Δ 266,437)3,882,244(50.5%)(Δ -719,852)(47.6%, 49.3%, 0.7%)58,412(0.8%)Eugene McCarthy0.74%242,5893.08%1.90%1.18%
19803,083,661(36.9%)(Δ -658,623)4,524,858(54.2%)(Δ 642,614)(35.9%, 52.7%, 8.6%)739,833(8.9%)John Anderson8.62%978,54411.40%8.24%3.16%
19843,922,519(41.6%)(Δ 838,858)5,467,009(57.9%)(Δ 942,151)(41.3%, 57.5%, 0.5%)49,951(0.5%)David Bergland0.53%115,8951.22%0.67%0.55%
19884,702,233(47.8%)(Δ 779,714)5,054,917(51.4%)(Δ -412,092)(47.6%, 51.1%, 0.7%)70,105(0.7%)Ron Paul0.71%129,9141.31%0.98%0.33%
19925,121,325(46.4%)(Δ 419,092)3,630,574(32.9%)(Δ -1,424,343)(46.0%, 32.6%, 20.6%)2,296,006(20.8%)Ross Perot20.63%2,379,82221.38%19.55%1.83%
19965,119,835(53.1%)(Δ -1,490)3,828,380(39.7%)(Δ 197,806)(51.1%, 38.2%, 7.0%)697,847(7.2%)Ross Perot6.96%1,071,26910.69%10.05%0.64%
20005,861,203(54.0%)(Δ 741,368)4,567,429(42.1%)(Δ 739,049)(53.4%, 41.7%, 3.8%)418,707(3.9%)Ralph Nader3.82%537,2244.90%3.75%1.15%
20046,745,485(54.8%)(Δ 884,282)5,509,826(44.8%)(Δ 942,397)(54.3%, 44.4%, 0.4%)50,165(0.4%)Michael Badnarik0.40%166,5411.34%1.00%0.34%
20088,274,473(61.8%)(Δ 1,528,988)5,011,781(37.4%)(Δ -498,045)(61.0%, 37.0%, 0.8%)108,381(0.8%)Ralph Nader0.80%275,6462.03%1.42%0.61%
20127,854,285(61.2%)(Δ -420,188)4,839,958(37.7%)(Δ -171,823)(60.2%, 37.1%, 1.1%)143,221(1.1%)Johnson/Gray1.10%344,3042.64%1.73%0.91%
20168,753,788(63.8%)(Δ 899,503)4,483,810(32.7%)(Δ -356,148)(61.7%, 31.6%, 3.4%)478,500(3.5%)Johnson/Weld3.37%943,9976.66%5.73%0.93%
202011,110,639(64.2%)(Δ 2,356,851)6,006,518(34.7%)(Δ 1,522,708)(63.5%, 34.3%, 1.1%)187,910(1.1%)Jorgensen/Cohen1.07%384,2232.20%1.84%0.35%
20249,276,179(59.6%)(Δ -1,834,460)6,081,697(39.1%)(Δ 75,179)(58.5%, 38.3%, 1.2%)197,645(1.3%)Kennedy/Shanahan1.25%507,5993.20%1.88%1.32%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

California (CA) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
186443,838(41.4%)62,140(58.6%)(41.4%, 58.6%, 0.0%)R+17.3R+10.1R+7.25
186854,078(49.8%)(Δ 10,240)54,592(50.2%)(Δ -7,548)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)R+0.5(Δ D+16.8)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)D+4.9(Δ D+12.0)5
187239,060(43.3%)(Δ -15,018)51,181(56.7%)(Δ -3,411)(42.7%, 56.0%, 1.0%)R+13.4(Δ R+13.0)R+11.9(Δ R+6.5)R+1.6(Δ R+6.4)6
187675,845(49.1%)(Δ 36,785)78,614(50.9%)(Δ 27,433)(49.1%, 50.9%, 0.0%)R+1.8(Δ D+11.6)D+3.0(Δ D+14.9)R+4.8(Δ R+3.3)6
188080,442(50.0%)(Δ 4,597)80,348(50.0%)(Δ 1,734)(49.0%, 48.9%, 2.1%)D+0.1(Δ D+1.9)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+0.2(Δ D+5.0)6
188489,288(46.6%)(Δ 8,846)102,369(53.4%)(Δ 22,021)(45.3%, 52.0%, 1.5%)R+6.8(Δ R+6.9)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+7.4(Δ R+7.6)8
1888117,729(48.5%)(Δ 28,441)124,816(51.5%)(Δ 22,447)(46.8%, 49.7%, 2.3%)R+2.9(Δ D+3.9)D+0.9(Δ D+0.3)R+3.8(Δ D+3.6)8
1892118,174(50.0%)(Δ 445)118,027(50.0%)(Δ -6,789)(43.8%, 43.8%, 9.4%)D+0.1(Δ D+3.0)D+3.4(Δ D+2.5)R+3.3(Δ D+0.5)9
1896144,766(49.7%)(Δ 26,592)146,688(50.3%)(Δ 28,661)(48.5%, 49.2%, 0.9%)R+0.7(Δ R+0.7)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)D+3.8(Δ D+7.1)9
1900124,985(43.1%)(Δ -19,781)164,755(56.9%)(Δ 18,067)(41.3%, 54.5%, 2.5%)R+13.7(Δ R+13.1)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)R+7.4(Δ R+11.2)9
190489,404(30.3%)(Δ -35,581)205,226(69.7%)(Δ 40,471)(26.9%, 61.8%, 8.9%)R+39.3(Δ R+25.6)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)R+19.3(Δ R+11.9)10
1908127,492(37.3%)(Δ 38,088)214,398(62.7%)(Δ 9,172)(33.0%, 55.5%, 7.4%)R+25.4(Δ D+13.9)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)R+16.4(Δ D+2.9)10
1912283,436(50.0%)(Δ 155,944)283,610(50.0%)(Δ 69,212)(42.1%, 42.1%, 11.8%)R+0.0(Δ D+25.4)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)R+20.9(Δ R+4.5)13
1916466,289(50.2%)(Δ 182,853)462,516(49.8%)(Δ 178,906)(46.6%, 46.3%, 4.3%)D+0.4(Δ D+0.4)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)R+2.9(Δ D+18.0)13
1920229,191(26.8%)(Δ -237,098)624,992(73.2%)(Δ 162,476)(24.3%, 66.2%, 6.8%)R+46.3(Δ R+46.7)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)R+18.6(Δ R+15.8)13
1924105,514(12.6%)(Δ -123,677)733,250(87.4%)(Δ 108,258)(8.2%, 57.2%, 33.1%)R+74.8(Δ R+28.5)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)R+44.4(Δ R+25.8)13
1928614,365(34.6%)(Δ 508,851)1,162,323(65.4%)(Δ 429,073)(34.2%, 64.7%, 1.1%)R+30.8(Δ D+44.0)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)R+13.2(Δ D+31.2)13
19321,324,157(61.0%)(Δ 709,792)847,902(39.0%)(Δ -314,421)(58.4%, 37.4%, 2.8%)D+21.9(Δ D+52.8)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)D+3.6(Δ D+16.9)22
19361,766,836(67.9%)(Δ 442,679)836,431(32.1%)(Δ -11,471)(67.0%, 31.7%, 0.4%)D+35.7(Δ D+13.8)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)D+10.8(Δ D+7.2)22
19401,877,618(58.1%)(Δ 110,782)1,351,419(41.9%)(Δ 514,988)(57.4%, 41.3%, 0.5%)D+16.3(Δ R+19.4)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)D+6.3(Δ R+4.5)22
19441,988,564(56.8%)(Δ 110,946)1,512,965(43.2%)(Δ 161,546)(56.5%, 43.0%, 0.1%)D+13.6(Δ R+2.7)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+6.0(Δ R+0.3)25
19481,913,134(50.2%)(Δ -75,430)1,895,269(49.8%)(Δ 382,304)(47.6%, 47.1%, 4.7%)D+0.5(Δ R+13.1)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)R+4.3(Δ R+10.3)25
19522,257,646(42.7%)(Δ 344,512)3,035,587(57.3%)(Δ 1,140,318)(42.3%, 56.8%, 0.5%)R+14.7(Δ R+15.2)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)R+3.8(Δ D+0.5)32
19562,420,135(44.4%)(Δ 162,489)3,027,668(55.6%)(Δ -7,919)(44.3%, 55.4%, 0.1%)R+11.2(Δ D+3.5)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)D+4.4(Δ D+8.1)32
19603,224,099(49.7%)(Δ 803,964)3,259,722(50.3%)(Δ 232,054)(49.6%, 50.1%, 0.0%)R+0.5(Δ D+10.6)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)R+0.7(Δ R+5.1)32
19644,171,877(59.2%)(Δ 947,778)2,879,108(40.8%)(Δ -380,614)(59.1%, 40.8%, 0.0%)D+18.3(Δ D+18.9)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)R+4.4(Δ R+3.6)40
19683,244,318(48.3%)(Δ -927,559)3,467,664(51.7%)(Δ 588,556)(44.7%, 47.8%, 6.7%)R+3.3(Δ R+21.7)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)R+2.5(Δ D+1.8)40
19723,475,847(43.0%)(Δ 231,529)4,602,096(57.0%)(Δ 1,134,432)(41.5%, 55.0%, 2.8%)R+13.9(Δ R+10.6)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)D+9.6(Δ D+12.1)45
19763,742,284(49.1%)(Δ 266,437)3,882,244(50.9%)(Δ -719,852)(47.6%, 49.3%, 0.7%)R+1.8(Δ D+12.1)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)R+3.9(Δ R+13.6)45
19803,083,661(40.5%)(Δ -658,623)4,524,858(59.5%)(Δ 642,614)(35.9%, 52.7%, 8.6%)R+18.9(Δ R+17.1)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)R+8.3(Δ R+4.4)45
19843,922,519(41.8%)(Δ 838,858)5,467,009(58.2%)(Δ 942,151)(41.3%, 57.5%, 0.5%)R+16.4(Δ D+2.5)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)D+1.9(Δ D+10.2)47
19884,702,233(48.2%)(Δ 779,714)5,054,917(51.8%)(Δ -412,092)(47.6%, 51.1%, 0.7%)R+3.6(Δ D+12.8)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)D+4.2(Δ D+2.3)47
19925,121,325(58.5%)(Δ 419,092)3,630,574(41.5%)(Δ -1,424,343)(46.0%, 32.6%, 20.6%)D+17.0(Δ D+20.6)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)D+10.1(Δ D+5.9)54
19965,119,835(57.2%)(Δ -1,490)3,828,380(42.8%)(Δ 197,806)(51.1%, 38.2%, 7.0%)D+14.4(Δ R+2.6)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)D+5.0(Δ R+5.2)54
20005,861,203(56.2%)(Δ 741,368)4,567,429(43.8%)(Δ 739,049)(53.4%, 41.7%, 3.8%)D+12.4(Δ R+2.0)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)D+11.9(Δ D+6.9)54
20046,745,485(55.0%)(Δ 884,282)5,509,826(45.0%)(Δ 942,397)(54.3%, 44.4%, 0.4%)D+10.1(Δ R+2.3)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+12.6(Δ D+0.7)55
20088,274,473(62.3%)(Δ 1,528,988)5,011,781(37.7%)(Δ -498,045)(61.0%, 37.0%, 0.8%)D+24.6(Δ D+14.5)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)D+17.2(Δ D+4.6)55
20127,854,285(61.9%)(Δ -420,188)4,839,958(38.1%)(Δ -171,823)(60.2%, 37.1%, 1.1%)D+23.7(Δ R+0.8)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+19.8(Δ D+2.6)55
20168,753,788(66.1%)(Δ 899,503)4,483,810(33.9%)(Δ -356,148)(61.7%, 31.6%, 3.4%)D+32.3(Δ D+8.5)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)D+30.0(Δ D+10.2)55
202011,110,639(64.9%)(Δ 2,356,851)6,006,518(35.1%)(Δ 1,522,708)(63.5%, 34.3%, 1.1%)D+29.8(Δ R+2.4)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)D+25.3(Δ R+4.8)55
20249,276,179(60.4%)(Δ -1,834,460)6,081,697(39.6%)(Δ 75,179)(58.5%, 38.3%, 1.2%)D+20.8(Δ R+9.0)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)D+22.3(Δ R+3.0)54

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

California (CA) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
19763,502,862(46.9%)3,748,973(50.2%)(46.9%, 50.2%, 1.4%)IJOHN V. TUNNEYS. I. (SAM) HAYAKAWAR+3.3D+12.2R+15.57,470,586
19804,704,098(56.5%)3,091,671(37.1%)(56.5%, 37.1%, 2.4%)IIIALAN CRANSTONPAUL GANND+19.4D+11.0(Δ D+8.0)D+8.48,324,012
19823,494,968(44.8%)(Δ -7,894)4,022,565(51.5%)(Δ 273,592)(44.8%, 51.5%, 1.4%)IEDMUND G. BROWN, JR.PETE WILSONR+6.8(Δ R+3.5)D+13.4(Δ D+2.4)R+20.1(Δ R+4.6)7,805,450(Δ 334,864)
19863,646,672(49.3%)(Δ -1,057,426)3,541,804(47.9%)(Δ 450,133)(49.3%, 47.9%, 1.5%)IIIALAN CRANSTONED ZSCHAUD+1.4(Δ R+18.0)D+2.3(Δ D+3.7)R+0.9(Δ R+9.3)7,398,462(Δ -925,550)
19884,287,253(44.0%)(Δ 792,285)5,143,409(52.8%)(Δ 1,120,844)(44.0%, 52.8%, 1.7%)ILEO MCCARTHYPETE WILSONR+8.8(Δ R+2.0)D+5.9(Δ D+3.6)R+14.7(Δ D+5.4)9,743,598(Δ 1,938,148)
19925,173,467(47.9%)(Δ 1,526,795)4,644,182(43.0%)(Δ 1,102,378)(47.9%, 43.0%, 3.5%)IIIBARBARA BOXERBRUCE HERSCHENSOHND+4.9(Δ D+3.5)D+5.4(Δ D+0.9)R+0.5(Δ D+0.4)10,799,703(Δ 3,401,241)
19943,979,152(46.7%)(Δ -308,101)3,817,025(44.8%)(Δ -1,326,384)(46.7%, 44.8%, 3.0%)IDIANNE FEINSTEINMICHAEL HUFFINGTOND+1.9(Δ D+10.7)R+5.9(Δ R+11.3)D+7.8(Δ D+22.5)8,514,089(Δ -1,229,509)
19984,410,056(53.1%)(Δ -763,411)3,575,078(43.0%)(Δ -1,069,104)(53.1%, 43.0%, 1.1%)IIIBARBARA BOXERMATT FONGD+10.0(Δ D+5.1)D+1.3(Δ D+2.8)D+8.7(Δ D+9.2)8,311,905(Δ -2,487,798)
20005,932,522(55.8%)(Δ 1,953,370)3,886,853(36.6%)(Δ 69,828)(55.8%, 36.6%, 3.1%)IDIANNE FEINSTEINTOM CAMPBELLD+19.3(Δ D+17.4)D+0.1(Δ R+1.3)D+19.2(Δ D+11.4)10,623,608(Δ 2,109,519)
20046,955,728(57.7%)(Δ 2,545,672)4,555,922(37.8%)(Δ 980,844)(57.7%, 37.8%, 2.0%)IIIBARBARA BOXERBILL JONESD+19.9(Δ D+9.9)D+4.3(Δ D+8.4)D+15.6(Δ D+6.9)12,053,295(Δ 3,741,390)
20065,076,289(59.4%)(Δ -856,233)2,990,822(35.0%)(Δ -896,031)(59.4%, 35.0%, 1.7%)IDIANNE FEINSTEINRICHARD "DICK" MOUNTJOYD+24.4(Δ D+5.2)D+13.2(Δ D+8.9)D+11.2(Δ R+8.0)8,541,476(Δ -2,082,132)
20105,218,441(52.2%)(Δ -1,737,287)4,217,366(42.2%)(Δ -338,556)(52.2%, 42.2%, 1.8%)IIIBARBARA BOXERCARLY FIORINAD+10.0(Δ R+9.9)R+4.6(Δ R+12.2)D+14.6(Δ R+1.0)10,000,160(Δ -2,053,135)
20127,864,624(62.5%)(Δ 2,788,335)4,713,887(37.5%)(Δ 1,723,065)(62.5%, 37.5%, 0.0%)IDIANNE FEINSTEINELIZABETH EMKEND+25.0(Δ D+0.6)D+12.4(Δ D+17.0)D+12.7(Δ D+1.4)12,578,511(Δ 4,037,035)
201612,244,170(100.0%)(Δ 7,025,729)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,217,366)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)IIIKAMALA D. HARRISNoneD+100.0(Δ D+90.0)D+6.0(Δ D+13.1)D+94.0(Δ D+79.4)12,244,170(Δ 2,244,010)
201811,113,364(100.0%)(Δ 3,248,740)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,713,887)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)IDIANNE FEINSTEINNoneD+100.0(Δ D+75.0)D+16.8(Δ D+10.8)D+83.2(Δ D+70.5)11,113,364(Δ -1,465,147)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

California (CA) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
19763,502,862(46.9%)3,748,973(50.2%)(46.9%, 50.2%, 1.4%)218,751(2.9%)DAVID WALD1.40%218,7512.93%3.92%-0.99%
19804,704,098(56.5%)3,091,671(37.1%)(56.5%, 37.1%, 2.4%)528,243(6.3%)DAVID BERGLAND2.43%528,2436.35%3.33%3.02%
19823,494,968(44.8%)(Δ -7,894)4,022,565(51.5%)(Δ 273,592)(44.8%, 51.5%, 1.4%)287,917(3.7%)JOSEPH FUHRIG1.38%287,9173.69%1.85%1.84%
19863,646,672(49.3%)(Δ -1,057,426)3,541,804(47.9%)(Δ 450,133)(49.3%, 47.9%, 1.5%)209,986(2.8%)EDWARD B. "ED" VALLEN1.48%209,9862.84%1.68%1.16%
19884,287,253(44.0%)(Δ 792,285)5,143,409(52.8%)(Δ 1,120,844)(44.0%, 52.8%, 1.7%)312,885(3.2%)M. ELIZABETH MUNOZ1.71%312,8853.21%1.19%2.02%
19925,173,467(47.9%)(Δ 1,526,795)4,644,182(43.0%)(Δ 1,102,378)(47.9%, 43.0%, 3.5%)981,787(9.1%)JEROME "JERRY" MCCREADY3.45%981,7879.09%5.04%4.05%
19943,979,152(46.7%)(Δ -308,101)3,817,025(44.8%)(Δ -1,326,384)(46.7%, 44.8%, 3.0%)717,739(8.4%)ELIZABETH CERVANTES BARRON3.00%717,7398.43%4.84%3.59%
19984,410,056(53.1%)(Δ -763,411)3,575,078(43.0%)(Δ -1,069,104)(53.1%, 43.0%, 1.1%)326,771(3.9%)TED BROWN1.13%326,7713.93%3.30%0.64%
20005,932,522(55.8%)(Δ 1,953,370)3,886,853(36.6%)(Δ 69,828)(55.8%, 36.6%, 3.1%)804,233(7.6%)MEDEA SUSAN BENJAMIN3.08%804,2337.57%4.28%3.29%
20046,955,728(57.7%)(Δ 2,545,672)4,555,922(37.8%)(Δ 980,844)(57.7%, 37.8%, 2.0%)541,592(4.5%)MARSHA FEINLAND2.02%541,5924.49%3.46%1.03%
20065,076,289(59.4%)(Δ -856,233)2,990,822(35.0%)(Δ -896,031)(59.4%, 35.0%, 1.7%)474,039(5.6%)TODD CHRETIEN1.72%474,0395.55%4.42%1.13%
20105,218,441(52.2%)(Δ -1,737,287)4,217,366(42.2%)(Δ -338,556)(52.2%, 42.2%, 1.8%)564,286(5.6%)GAIL K. LIGHTFOOT1.75%564,2865.64%6.58%-0.94%
20127,864,624(62.5%)(Δ 2,788,335)4,713,887(37.5%)(Δ 1,723,065)(62.5%, 37.5%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%4.26%-4.26%
201612,244,170(100.0%)(Δ 7,025,729)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,217,366)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%4.46%-4.46%
201811,113,364(100.0%)(Δ 3,248,740)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,713,887)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%2.24%-2.24%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

California (CA) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
19763,502,862(48.3%)3,748,973(51.7%)(46.9%, 50.2%, 1.4%)R+3.4D+12.8R+16.2
19804,704,098(60.3%)3,091,671(39.7%)(56.5%, 37.1%, 2.4%)D+20.7D+11.9(Δ D+8.9)D+8.8
19823,494,968(46.5%)(Δ -7,894)4,022,565(53.5%)(Δ 273,592)(44.8%, 51.5%, 1.4%)R+7.0(Δ R+3.6)D+14.1(Δ D+2.2)R+21.1(Δ R+4.9)
19863,646,672(50.7%)(Δ -1,057,426)3,541,804(49.3%)(Δ 450,133)(49.3%, 47.9%, 1.5%)D+1.5(Δ R+19.2)D+2.4(Δ D+3.8)R+0.9(Δ R+9.7)
19884,287,253(45.5%)(Δ 792,285)5,143,409(54.5%)(Δ 1,120,844)(44.0%, 52.8%, 1.7%)R+9.1(Δ R+2.1)D+6.0(Δ D+3.6)R+15.1(Δ D+6.0)
19925,173,467(52.7%)(Δ 1,526,795)4,644,182(47.3%)(Δ 1,102,378)(47.9%, 43.0%, 3.5%)D+5.4(Δ D+3.9)D+5.8(Δ D+1.2)R+0.4(Δ D+0.5)
19943,979,152(51.0%)(Δ -308,101)3,817,025(49.0%)(Δ -1,326,384)(46.7%, 44.8%, 3.0%)D+2.1(Δ D+11.2)R+6.3(Δ R+12.1)D+8.4(Δ D+23.4)
19984,410,056(55.2%)(Δ -763,411)3,575,078(44.8%)(Δ -1,069,104)(53.1%, 43.0%, 1.1%)D+10.5(Δ D+5.1)D+1.5(Δ D+3.0)D+9.0(Δ D+9.4)
20005,932,522(60.4%)(Δ 1,953,370)3,886,853(39.6%)(Δ 69,828)(55.8%, 36.6%, 3.1%)D+20.8(Δ D+18.8)D+0.1(Δ R+1.4)D+20.8(Δ D+12.4)
20046,955,728(60.4%)(Δ 2,545,672)4,555,922(39.6%)(Δ 980,844)(57.7%, 37.8%, 2.0%)D+20.8(Δ D+10.4)D+4.4(Δ D+8.9)D+16.4(Δ D+7.4)
20065,076,289(62.9%)(Δ -856,233)2,990,822(37.1%)(Δ -896,031)(59.4%, 35.0%, 1.7%)D+25.9(Δ D+5.0)D+14.2(Δ D+9.7)D+11.7(Δ R+9.1)
20105,218,441(55.3%)(Δ -1,737,287)4,217,366(44.7%)(Δ -338,556)(52.2%, 42.2%, 1.8%)D+10.6(Δ R+10.2)R+5.1(Δ R+12.9)D+15.7(Δ R+0.7)
20127,864,624(62.5%)(Δ 2,788,335)4,713,887(37.5%)(Δ 1,723,065)(62.5%, 37.5%, 0.0%)D+25.0(Δ R+0.8)D+13.3(Δ D+18.5)D+11.7(Δ D+0.0)
201612,244,170(100.0%)(Δ 7,025,729)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,217,366)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)D+100.0(Δ D+89.4)D+6.9(Δ D+14.4)D+93.1(Δ D+77.4)
201811,113,364(100.0%)(Δ 3,248,740)0(0.0%)(Δ -4,713,887)(100.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%)D+100.0(Δ D+75.0)D+18.7(Δ D+11.8)D+81.3(Δ D+69.6)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).