Lake County, California presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Lake County by 1.4 points, out of 26,761 votes for president.
2024
California 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 13,161 | 49.2% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 12,794 | 47.8% | |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI | 441 | 1.6% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 177 | 0.7% | |
| Chase Oliver LIB | 98 | 0.4% | |
| Claudia De la Cruz PF | 88 | 0.3% | |
| Peter Sonski (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 26,761 | ||
Lake County was R+1.4 against D+20.1 statewide, 21.5 points more Republican than the state.
2020
California 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 14,941 | 51.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 13,123 | 45.5% | |
| Jo Jorgensen LIB | 374 | 1.3% | |
| Howie Hawkins GRN | 207 | 0.7% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI | 89 | 0.3% | |
| Gloria La Riva PF | 66 | 0.2% | |
| Mark Charles (W/I) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Brian Carroll (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Brock Pierce (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Jesse Ventura (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Joseph Kishore (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 28,812 | ||
Lake County was D+6.4 against D+29.2 statewide, 22.8 points more Republican than the state.
2016
California 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 11,496 | 46.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump | 10,599 | 43.3% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 1,095 | 4.5% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 930 | 3.8% | |
| Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I) | 219 | 0.9% | |
| Gloria Estela La Riva (PF) | 103 | 0.4% | |
| Evan McMullin (W/I) | 53 | 0.2% | |
| Mike Maturen (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 24,496 | ||
Lake County was D+3.6 against D+30.1 statewide, 26.5 points more Republican than the state.
2012
California 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 13,163 | 56.3% | |
| Mitt Romney REP | 9,200 | 39.3% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 323 | 1.4% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 264 | 1.1% | |
| Roseanne Barr PF | 229 | 1.0% | |
| Thomas Hoefling AI | 139 | 0.6% | |
| Ron Paul NPP (W/I) | 66 | 0.3% | |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I) | 7 | 0.0% | |
| Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Stephen Durham NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| James Harris NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Virgil Goode NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 23,391 | ||
Lake County was D+17.0 against D+23.1 statewide, 6.1 points more Republican than the state.
2008
California 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 14,854 | 58.2% | |
| John McCain REP | 9,935 | 38.9% | |
| All other candidates | 753 | 2.9% | |
| Total | 25,542 | ||
Lake County was D+19.3 against D+24.1 statewide, 4.7 points more Republican than the state.
2004
California 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry DEM | 9,679 | 53.3% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 8,185 | 45.1% | |
| All other candidates | 302 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 18,166 | ||
Lake County was D+8.2 against D+9.9 statewide, 1.7 points more Republican than the state.
2000
California 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 10,717 | 51.2% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 8,699 | 41.6% | |
| All other candidates | 1,503 | 7.2% | |
| Total | 20,919 | ||
Lake County was D+9.6 against D+11.8 statewide, 2.2 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Lake County, California in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Lake County by 1.4 points, out of 26,761 votes counted for president.
Is Lake County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 1.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 6.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 3.6 points; 2012: Democratic by 17.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 19.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 8.2 points; 2000: Democratic by 9.6 points.
How does Lake County vote compared with the rest of California?
In 2024 it was 21.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 1.4 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