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Kern County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Kern County by 21.1 points, out of 283,284 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+24.520002004: R+34.120042008: R+17.820082012: R+16.820122016: R+12.720162020: R+10.220202024: R+21.12024
Kern County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP167,87959.3%
Kamala Harris DEM108,24138.2%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI3,7351.3%
Jill Stein GRN1,3440.5%
Chase Oliver LIB1,0390.4%
Claudia De la Cruz PF1,0080.4%
Peter Sonski (W/I)380.0%
Total283,284

Kern County was R+21.1 against D+20.1 statewide, 41.2 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)

2020

California 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP164,48453.9%
Joseph R. Biden DEM133,36643.7%
Jo Jorgensen LIB3,9421.3%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI1,2640.4%
Gloria La Riva PF1,0960.4%
Howie Hawkins GRN1,0740.4%
Brian Carroll (W/I)350.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)200.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)90.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)20.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)00.0%
Total305,292

Kern County was R+10.2 against D+29.2 statewide, 39.4 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
Donald J. Trump129,58453.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM98,68940.4%
Gary Johnson LIB9,3593.8%
Jill Stein (GRN)2,8871.2%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)1,5220.6%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)1,1990.5%
Evan McMullin (W/I)8910.4%
Mike Maturen (W/I)270.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)30.0%
Jerry White (W/I)20.0%
Total244,163

Kern County was R+12.7 against D+30.1 statewide, 42.8 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)

2012

California 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP126,61857.2%
Barack Obama DEM89,49540.4%
Gary Johnson LIB2,1951.0%
Roseanne Barr PF1,0700.5%
Thomas Hoefling AI9630.4%
Jill Stein GRN6720.3%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)4310.2%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)160.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)100.0%
Stephen Durham NPP (W/I)10.0%
Jerry White NPP (W/I)10.0%
Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I)00.0%
James Harris NPP (W/I)00.0%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total221,472

Kern County was R+16.8 against D+23.1 statewide, 39.9 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

2008

California 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP134,79357.9%
Barack Obama DEM93,45740.1%
All other candidates4,6002.0%
Total232,850

Kern County was R+17.8 against D+24.1 statewide, 41.9 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)

2004

California 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP140,41766.6%
John Kerry DEM68,60332.5%
All other candidates1,8380.9%
Total210,858

Kern County was R+34.1 against D+9.9 statewide, 44.0 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
George W. Bush REP110,66360.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM66,00336.2%
All other candidates5,6423.1%
Total182,308

Kern County was R+24.5 against D+11.8 statewide, 36.3 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 Kern County, California in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Kern County by 21.1 points, out of 283,284 votes counted for president.

Is Kern County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 21.1 points; 2020: Republican by 10.2 points; 2016: Republican by 12.7 points; 2012: Republican by 16.8 points; 2008: Republican by 17.8 points; 2004: Republican by 34.1 points; 2000: Republican by 24.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 41.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 21.1 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