How California has voted for president in the past six elections

As the presidential race intensifies and Election Day nears, we’re taking a look at how California has voted in the past.In recent election years, California has sided with the Democratic nominee, adding a total of 54 electoral votes to the total of whoever claims the Golden State. California’s 54 electoral votes are the most of any state in the nation, though the state used to have 55. California was one of seven states that lost an electoral vote as the result of the 2020 census. Historically, California has voted for the Republican nominee. In 1976, California backed Gerald Ford, who would go on to lose the election to Jimmy Carter. In 1980 and 1984, California was won by Ronald Reagan, who was a former governor of California. Four years later, California once again backed the Republican candidate, Vice President George H.W. Bush, who would go on to become the 41st President of the United States.Since then, it has been majority Democrat, though there are parts of the state that remain committed to the Republican Party.Check out the interactive maps below to see a county-by-county look at the election results in California for the past six presidential elections. You can also get a state-by-state look over those same elections.For more information about the November election, including key issues and other races on the ballot, check out the KCRA 3 Voter Guide.Find more political news from our national team here.

As the presidential race intensifies and Election Day nears, we’re taking a look at how California has voted in the past.

In recent election years, California has sided with the Democratic nominee, adding a total of 54 electoral votes to the total of whoever claims the Golden State. California’s 54 electoral votes are the most of any state in the nation, though the state used to have 55. California was one of seven states that lost an electoral vote as the result of the 2020 census.

Historically, California has voted for the Republican nominee. In 1976, California backed Gerald Ford, who would go on to lose the election to Jimmy Carter. In 1980 and 1984, California was won by Ronald Reagan, who was a former governor of California. Four years later, California once again backed the Republican candidate, Vice President George H.W. Bush, who would go on to become the 41st President of the United States.

Since then, it has been majority Democrat, though there are parts of the state that remain committed to the Republican Party.

Check out the interactive maps below to see a county-by-county look at the election results in California for the past six presidential elections. You can also get a state-by-state look over those same elections.

For more information about the November election, including key issues and other races on the ballot, check out the KCRA 3 Voter Guide.

Find more political news from our national team here.

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