Obama beat McCain 61%-37% in California, performing 7% better than Kerry in his 54%-44% win over Bush. Here are the county-by-county percentages for Kerry and Obama and the difference between those percentages. Counties that flipped from Bush to Obama are bolded.
| County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
| Alameda |
75.2% |
78.8% |
3.6% |
|
Kings |
33.8% |
42.1% |
8.3% |
|
Placer |
36.3% |
43.4% |
7.1% |
|
Shasta |
31.4% |
36.0% |
4.6% |
| Alpine |
53.3% |
61.0% |
7.7% |
|
Lake |
53.2% |
58.2% |
5.0% |
|
Plumas |
36.9% |
42.8% |
5.9% |
|
Sierra |
33.2% |
37.4% |
4.2% |
| Amador |
36.6% |
41.6% |
5.0% |
|
Lassen |
27.6% |
31.5% |
3.9% |
|
Riverside |
41.1% |
50.3% |
9.2% |
|
Siskiyou |
37.8% |
43.3% |
5.5% |
| Butte |
44.2% |
49.9% |
5.7% |
|
Los Angeles |
63.2% |
69.2% |
6.0% |
|
Sacramento |
49.6% |
58.5% |
8.9% |
|
Solano |
57.2% |
63.5% |
6.3% |
| Calaveras |
37.1% |
42.2% |
5.1% |
|
Madera |
34.8% |
42.4% |
7.6% |
|
San Benito |
52.7% |
60.5% |
7.8% |
|
Sonoma |
67.2% |
73.7% |
6.5% |
| Colusa |
31.6% |
40.0% |
8.4% |
|
Marin |
73.3% |
78.0% |
4.7% |
|
San Bernardino |
43.6% |
52.1% |
8.5% |
|
Stanislaus |
40.4% |
49.9% |
9.5% |
| Contra Costa |
62.3% |
68.0% |
5.7% |
|
Mariposa |
37.6% |
42.5% |
4.9% |
|
San Diego |
46.4% |
54.2% |
7.8% |
|
Sutter |
31.9% |
40.8% |
8.9% |
| Del Norte |
41.4% |
45.4% |
4.0% |
|
Mendocino |
63.5% |
69.6% |
6.1% |
|
San Francisco |
83.1% |
84.2% |
1.1% |
|
Tehama |
32.1% |
36.7% |
4.6% |
| El Dorado |
37.4% |
43.7% |
6.3% |
|
Merced |
42.3% |
53.4% |
11.1% |
|
San Joaquin |
45.9% |
54.5% |
8.6% |
|
Trinity |
42.8% |
50.8% |
8.0% |
| Fresno |
41.7% |
50.3% |
8.6% |
|
Modoc |
25.8% |
29.8% |
4.0% |
|
San Luis Obispo |
45.6% |
51.4% |
5.8% |
|
Tulare |
32.9% |
41.5% |
8.6% |
| Glenn |
31.7% |
37.8% |
6.1% |
|
Mono |
49.3% |
55.6% |
6.3% |
|
San Mateo |
69.5% |
73.5% |
4.0% |
|
Tuolumne |
38.6% |
42.5% |
3.9% |
| Humboldt |
57.7% |
62.3% |
4.6% |
|
Monterey |
60.4% |
68.2% |
7.8% |
|
Santa Barbara |
53.2% |
60.4% |
7.2% |
|
Ventura |
47.6% |
55.3% |
7.7% |
| Imperial |
52.5% |
62.3% |
9.8% |
|
Napa |
59.5% |
65.2% |
5.7% |
|
Santa Clara |
64.0% |
69.5% |
5.5% |
|
Yolo |
59.4% |
67.1% |
7.7% |
| Inyo |
38.9% |
43.9% |
5.0% |
|
Nevada |
45.0% |
51.5% |
6.5% |
|
Santa Cruz |
73.0% |
77.5% |
4.5% |
|
Yuba |
31.6% |
41.5% |
9.9% |
| Kern |
32.6% |
40.2% |
7.6% |
|
Orange |
39.0% |
47.7% |
8.7% |
|
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As you can see, a lot of the counties that showed the most improvement from 2004, including a lot of those that flipped, are in the areas of the state that experienced the fastest growth this decade. This is good news for us heading into the 2010 elections, because a lot of congressional and state legislative seats in these areas are ripe for the picking. This is also good news for redistricting, as the rapid growth of Democratic numbers gives the Democrats more room overall and allows for further gains by them.
You can also see that the counties in the multi-county Democratic stronghold of the Bay Area showed smaller Democratic growth numbers. This does not exactly mean that the region is trending Republican; rather, it has just pretty much maxed out its Democratic numbers. So just relying on our old strongholds in the Bay Area and L.A. County only takes us so far, and I am pleased to see the improvements in the fast-growing counties, which allow us to expand our playing field greatly.
Check below the flip for the juicy details on the numbers by districts.
The districts are colored by the party of their current occupants. Republican-held districts that voted for Obama are bolded.
Congressional District
| District |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
District |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
District |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
District |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
| CA-01 |
59.7% |
65.6% |
5.9% |
|
CA-15 |
62.9% |
68.4% |
5.5% |
|
CA-28 |
71.0% |
76.2% |
5.2% |
|
CA-41 |
36.9% |
43.7% |
6.8% |
| CA-02 |
36.6% |
42.7% |
6.1% |
|
CA-16 |
63.4% |
69.6% |
6.2% |
|
CA-29 |
61.2% |
67.6% |
6.4% |
|
CA-42 |
36.9% |
44.9% |
8.1% |
| CA-03 |
40.8% |
49.2% |
8.4% |
|
CA-17 |
65.6% |
72.1% |
6.5% |
|
CA-30 |
66.1% |
70.4% |
4.3% |
|
CA-43 |
58.1% |
68.0% |
9.9% |
| CA-04 |
37.4% |
43.9% |
6.5% |
|
CA-18 |
49.3% |
59.2% |
9.9% |
|
CA-31 |
76.9% |
79.9% |
3.0% |
|
CA-44 |
39.9% |
49.5% |
9.6% |
| CA-05 |
61.1% |
69.5% |
8.4% |
|
CA-19 |
37.9% |
46.0% |
8.1% |
|
CA-32 |
62.3% |
68.2% |
5.9% |
|
CA-45 |
43.1% |
51.5% |
8.4% |
| CA-06 |
70.3% |
76.0% |
5.7% |
|
CA-20 |
50.6% |
59.6% |
9.0% |
|
CA-33 |
82.8% |
86.8% |
4.0% |
|
CA-46 |
41.6% |
47.9% |
6.3% |
| CA-07 |
67.1% |
71.7% |
4.6% |
|
CA-21 |
33.7% |
42.1% |
8.4% |
|
CA-34 |
68.8% |
74.7% |
5.9% |
|
CA-47 |
48.6% |
60.1% |
11.5% |
| CA-08 |
84.2% |
85.4% |
1.2% |
|
CA-22 |
31.0% |
38.3% |
7.3% |
|
CA-35 |
79.0% |
84.4% |
5.4% |
|
CA-48 |
40.4% |
49.3% |
8.9% |
| CA-09 |
85.9% |
88.1% |
2.2% |
|
CA-23 |
58.3% |
65.5% |
7.2% |
|
CA-36 |
59.0% |
64.4% |
5.4% |
|
CA-49 |
36.5% |
45.1% |
8.6% |
| CA-10 |
58.5% |
64.9% |
6.4% |
|
CA-24 |
43.1% |
50.5% |
7.4% |
|
CA-37 |
73.5% |
79.6% |
6.1% |
|
CA-50 |
43.9% |
51.3% |
7.4% |
| CA-11 |
45.3% |
53.8% |
8.5% |
|
CA-25 |
39.9% |
49.4% |
9.5% |
|
CA-38 |
65.3% |
71.3% |
6.0% |
|
CA-51 |
53.4% |
63.1% |
9.7% |
| CA-12 |
71.5% |
74.3% |
2.8% |
|
CA-26 |
43.7% |
51.0% |
7.3% |
|
CA-39 |
58.5% |
65.5% |
7.0% |
|
CA-52 |
37.7% |
45.0% |
7.3% |
| CA-13 |
70.9% |
74.4% |
3.5% |
|
CA-27 |
59.3% |
66.1% |
6.8% |
|
CA-40 |
38.4% |
46.6% |
8.2% |
|
CA-53 |
61.2% |
68.2% |
7.0% |
| CA-14 |
68.3% |
73.0% |
4.7% |
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Board of Equalization
| District |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
| BOE-1 |
67.2% |
72.1% |
4.9% |
| BOE-2 |
42.7% |
50.9% |
8.2% |
| BOE-3 |
42.4% |
50.6% |
8.2% |
| BOE-4 |
65.6% |
71.5% |
5.9% |
State Senate
| County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
| SD-01 |
38.6% |
45.8% |
7.2% |
|
SD-11 |
68.3% |
73.3% |
5.0% |
|
SD-21 |
63.2% |
69.2% |
6.0% |
|
SD-31 |
41.6% |
49.7% |
8.1% |
| SD-02 |
63.3% |
68.7% |
5.4% |
|
SD-12 |
47.7% |
57.9% |
10.2% |
|
SD-22 |
74.1% |
78.3% |
4.2% |
|
SD-32 |
58.9% |
68.4% |
9.5% |
| SD-03 |
77.8% |
81.6% |
3.8% |
|
SD-13 |
67.4% |
72.2% |
4.8% |
|
SD-23 |
65.0% |
70.0% |
5.0% |
|
SD-33 |
36.3% |
45.2% |
8.9% |
| SD-04 |
36.9% |
43.0% |
6.1% |
|
SD-14 |
34.8% |
42.5% |
7.7% |
|
SD-24 |
64.4% |
69.6% |
5.2% |
|
SD-34 |
46.6% |
57.3% |
10.7% |
| SD-05 |
53.7% |
62.3% |
8.6% |
|
SD-15 |
52.5% |
59.1% |
6.6% |
|
SD-25 |
72.3% |
78.7% |
6.4% |
|
SD-35 |
40.3% |
47.9% |
7.6% |
| SD-06 |
55.6% |
64.3% |
8.7% |
|
SD-16 |
49.5% |
58.9% |
9.4% |
|
SD-26 |
81.6% |
85.8% |
4.2% |
|
SD-36 |
34.5% |
42.1% |
7.6% |
| SD-07 |
60.9% |
66.7% |
5.8% |
|
SD-17 |
39.9% |
48.7% |
8.8% |
|
SD-27 |
59.5% |
66.1% |
6.6% |
|
SD-37 |
41.2% |
50.3% |
9.1% |
| SD-08 |
73.9% |
75.8% |
1.9% |
|
SD-18 |
30.2% |
37.5% |
7.3% |
|
SD-28 |
61.6% |
67.2% |
5.6% |
|
SD-38 |
40.3% |
48.3% |
8.0% |
| SD-09 |
81.1% |
84.0% |
2.9% |
|
SD-19 |
48.4% |
55.6% |
7.2% |
|
SD-29 |
41.8% |
48.9% |
7.1% |
|
SD-39 |
57.6% |
64.8% |
7.2% |
| SD-10 |
67.3% |
71.4% |
4.1% |
|
SD-20 |
65.4% |
72.5% |
7.1% |
|
SD-30 |
62.3% |
68.7% |
6.4% |
|
SD-40 |
52.9% |
62.1% |
9.2% |
State Assembly
| County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
|
County |
Kerry |
Obama |
Diff |
| AD-01 |
60.1% |
65.5% |
5.4% |
|
AD-21 |
66.6% |
72.0% |
5.4% |
|
AD-41 |
62.3% |
67.8% |
5.5% |
|
AD-61 |
54.4% |
63.2% |
8.8% |
| AD-02 |
32.3% |
38.0% |
5.7% |
|
AD-22 |
67.3% |
72.1% |
4.8% |
|
AD-42 |
72.0% |
75.5% |
3.5% |
|
AD-62 |
61.8% |
71.3% |
9.5% |
| AD-03 |
41.8% |
48.0% |
6.2% |
|
AD-23 |
66.2% |
71.5% |
5.3% |
|
AD-43 |
63.9% |
70.3% |
6.4% |
|
AD-63 |
42.6% |
51.1% |
8.5% |
| AD-04 |
38.1% |
45.2% |
7.1% |
|
AD-24 |
62.1% |
68.0% |
5.9% |
|
AD-44 |
60.8% |
67.2% |
6.4% |
|
AD-64 |
41.2% |
50.0% |
8.8% |
| AD-05 |
42.3% |
51.1% |
8.8% |
|
AD-25 |
38.0% |
44.9% |
6.9% |
|
AD-45 |
78.5% |
80.6% |
2.1% |
|
AD-65 |
39.0% |
47.0% |
8.0% |
| AD-06 |
71.0% |
76.2% |
5.2% |
|
AD-26 |
41.8% |
50.7% |
8.9% |
|
AD-46 |
80.6% |
83.9% |
3.3% |
|
AD-66 |
34.4% |
43.7% |
9.3% |
| AD-07 |
65.1% |
70.7% |
5.6% |
|
AD-27 |
66.7% |
71.8% |
5.1% |
|
AD-47 |
80.7% |
85.3% |
4.6% |
|
AD-67 |
39.6% |
46.1% |
6.5% |
| AD-08 |
55.6% |
63.3% |
7.7% |
|
AD-28 |
59.8% |
68.3% |
8.5% |
|
AD-48 |
86.0% |
89.1% |
3.1% |
|
AD-68 |
38.4% |
47.4% |
9.0% |
| AD-09 |
66.0% |
73.4% |
7.4% |
|
AD-29 |
36.3% |
44.4% |
8.1% |
|
AD-49 |
61.2% |
65.3% |
4.1% |
|
AD-69 |
52.7% |
64.4% |
11.7% |
| AD-10 |
42.5% |
51.1% |
8.6% |
|
AD-30 |
42.2% |
51.1% |
8.9% |
|
AD-50 |
70.6% |
76.9% |
6.3% |
|
AD-70 |
42.0% |
50.9% |
8.9% |
| AD-11 |
64.3% |
69.7% |
5.4% |
|
AD-31 |
52.8% |
62.2% |
9.4% |
|
AD-51 |
75.5% |
81.4% |
5.9% |
|
AD-71 |
34.4% |
44.6% |
10.2% |
| AD-12 |
79.1% |
79.0% |
-0.1% |
|
AD-32 |
28.7% |
35.8% |
7.1% |
|
AD-52 |
86.1% |
90.8% |
4.7% |
|
AD-72 |
38.3% |
47.3% |
9.0% |
| AD-13 |
85.6% |
87.5% |
1.9% |
|
AD-33 |
43.1% |
49.5% |
6.4% |
|
AD-53 |
56.9% |
62.4% |
5.5% |
|
AD-73 |
38.5% |
46.5% |
8.0% |
| AD-14 |
80.6% |
83.8% |
3.2% |
|
AD-34 |
32.6% |
40.6% |
8.0% |
|
AD-54 |
56.6% |
61.9% |
5.3% |
|
AD-74 |
42.4% |
50.2% |
7.8% |
| AD-15 |
49.6% |
57.6% |
8.0% |
|
AD-35 |
59.7% |
66.9% |
7.2% |
|
AD-55 |
63.0% |
69.4% |
6.4% |
|
AD-75 |
43.2% |
51.3% |
8.1% |
| AD-16 |
85.6% |
87.9% |
2.3% |
|
AD-36 |
38.4% |
49.3% |
10.9% |
|
AD-56 |
55.1% |
62.1% |
7.0% |
|
AD-76 |
59.6% |
66.2% |
6.6% |
| AD-17 |
49.7% |
59.5% |
9.8% |
|
AD-37 |
43.8% |
51.0% |
7.2% |
|
AD-57 |
58.8% |
66.2% |
7.4% |
|
AD-77 |
35.8% |
42.7% |
6.9% |
| AD-18 |
69.7% |
73.8% |
4.1% |
|
AD-38 |
43.6% |
51.4% |
7.8% |
|
AD-58 |
60.8% |
66.4% |
5.6% |
|
AD-78 |
51.2% |
60.2% |
9.0% |
| AD-19 |
69.3% |
72.9% |
3.6% |
|
AD-39 |
69.9% |
76.4% |
6.5% |
|
AD-59 |
39.6% |
46.6% |
7.0% |
|
AD-79 |
56.0% |
65.0% |
9.0% |
| AD-20 |
65.9% |
70.3% |
4.4% |
|
AD-40 |
60.3% |
66.9% |
6.6% |
|
AD-60 |
38.4% |
45.8% |
7.4% |
|
AD-80 |
51.6% |
59.6% |
8.0% |
Just one question. What the heck is the “Board of Equalization” and why does it have 4 members? Since it’s composition is 2 Dems/2 Reps what happens in tie votes?