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Imperial County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Imperial County by 0.9 points, out of 54,038 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: D+10.220002004: D+9.020042008: D+26.120082012: D+32.120122016: D+41.520162020: D+24.420202024: R+0.82024
Imperial County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP26,54649.1%
Kamala Harris DEM26,08348.3%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI7681.4%
Claudia De la Cruz PF2990.6%
Jill Stein GRN2390.4%
Chase Oliver LIB900.2%
Peter Sonski (W/I)130.0%
Total54,038

Imperial County was R+0.8 against D+20.1 statewide, 20.9 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)

2020

California 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM34,67861.1%
Donald J. Trump REP20,84736.7%
Jo Jorgensen LIB3900.7%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI2910.5%
Gloria La Riva PF2780.5%
Howie Hawkins GRN2340.4%
Brian Carroll (W/I)250.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)00.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)00.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)00.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)00.0%
Total56,743

Imperial County was D+24.4 against D+29.2 statewide, 4.8 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)

2016

California 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM32,66767.9%
Donald J. Trump12,70426.4%
Gary Johnson LIB1,2212.5%
Jill Stein (GRN)7451.5%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)3390.7%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)2910.6%
Evan McMullin (W/I)810.2%
Mike Maturen (W/I)430.1%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)00.0%
Jerry White (W/I)00.0%
Total48,091

Imperial County was D+41.5 against D+30.1 statewide, 11.4 points more Democratic 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)

2012

California 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM25,13665.2%
Mitt Romney REP12,77733.1%
Gary Johnson LIB2270.6%
Roseanne Barr PF1460.4%
Thomas Hoefling AI1350.4%
Jill Stein GRN1120.3%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)280.1%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)20.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)10.0%
Stewart Alexander 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%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total38,565

Imperial County was D+32.1 against D+23.1 statewide, 9.0 points more Democratic 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

2008

California 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM24,16262.2%
John McCain REP14,00836.1%
All other candidates6501.7%
Total38,820

Imperial County was D+26.1 against D+24.1 statewide, 2.1 points more Democratic than the state.

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

2004

California 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM13,95553.9%
George W. Bush REP11,62844.9%
All other candidates3191.2%
Total25,902

Imperial County was D+9.0 against D+9.9 statewide, 0.9 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)

2000

California 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM15,48953.5%
George W. Bush REP12,52443.3%
All other candidates9243.2%
Total28,937

Imperial County was D+10.2 against D+11.8 statewide, 1.6 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Imperial County, California in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Imperial County by 0.9 points, out of 54,038 votes counted for president.

Is Imperial County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 0.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 24.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 41.5 points; 2012: Democratic by 32.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 26.1 points; 2004: Democratic by 9.0 points; 2000: Democratic by 10.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 20.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 0.8 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