Kamala D. Harris won California with 58.5% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 15,865,475 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 20.1 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in California that is loaded, the margin moved 9.0 points toward Republicans.
California leans Democratic by 23.1 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
California voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 10 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 13.3 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 15,865,475 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 60.9% of the 26,040,825 citizens aged 18 and over in California.