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Butte County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Butte County by 3.1 points, out of 94,556 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+17.020002004: R+9.720042008: D+2.320082012: R+2.020122016: R+3.720162020: D+1.720202024: R+3.12024
Butte County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP47,17949.9%
Kamala Harris DEM44,22846.8%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI1,5901.7%
Jill Stein GRN6920.7%
Chase Oliver LIB5050.5%
Claudia De la Cruz PF3290.3%
Peter Sonski (W/I)330.0%
Total94,556

Butte County was R+3.1 against D+20.1 statewide, 23.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 General Election; President by County (printed pages 16-18 = PDF pages 18-20)

TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM50,42649.4%
Donald J. Trump REP48,73047.7%
Jo Jorgensen LIB1,7741.7%
Howie Hawkins GRN5070.5%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI3240.3%
Gloria La Riva PF2810.3%
Brian Carroll (W/I)150.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)40.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)30.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)20.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)00.0%
Total102,066

Butte County was D+1.7 against D+29.2 statewide, 27.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 3, 2020 General Election; President by County (printed pages 18-23 = PDF pages 22-27; the write-in candidates continue in a second column block)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump45,14447.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM41,56743.5%
Gary Johnson LIB4,6254.8%
Jill Stein (GRN)2,5942.7%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)7820.8%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)5010.5%
Evan McMullin (W/I)3400.4%
Mike Maturen (W/I)100.0%
Jerry White (W/I)10.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)00.0%
Total95,564

Butte County was R+3.7 against D+30.1 statewide, 33.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 8, 2016, General Election (81 pages): President by county (pages 19-24; pages 22-24 hold two more write-in columns)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP44,47949.0%
Barack Obama DEM42,66947.0%
Gary Johnson LIB1,3341.5%
Jill Stein GRN8400.9%
Roseanne Barr PF5620.6%
Thomas Hoefling AI4540.5%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)3850.4%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)210.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)40.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)30.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)10.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)00.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total90,752

Butte County was R+2.0 against D+23.1 statewide, 25.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 6, 2012 General Election; President by County (printed pages 17-22 = PDF pages 19-24; the write-in candidates continue in a second column block). * = incumbent

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM49,01349.8%
John McCain REP46,70647.5%
All other candidates2,6062.7%
Total98,325

Butte County was D+2.3 against D+24.1 statewide, 21.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP51,66254.0%
John Kerry DEM42,44844.3%
All other candidates1,6251.7%
Total95,735

Butte County was R+9.7 against D+9.9 statewide, 19.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP45,58454.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM31,33837.4%
All other candidates6,7998.1%
Total83,721

Butte County was R+17.0 against D+11.8 statewide, 28.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Butte County, California in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Butte County by 3.1 points, out of 94,556 votes counted for president.

Is Butte County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 3.1 points; 2020: Democratic by 1.7 points; 2016: Republican by 3.7 points; 2012: Republican by 2.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 2.3 points; 2004: Republican by 9.7 points; 2000: Republican by 17.0 points.

How does Butte County vote compared with the rest of California?

In 2024 it was 23.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 3.1 points against Democratic by 20.1 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data