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Merced County, California presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Merced County by 4.4 points, out of 86,411 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+6.720002004: R+14.320042008: D+8.320082012: D+8.820122016: D+12.120162020: D+10.620202024: R+4.42024
Merced County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

California 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP43,95550.9%
Kamala Harris DEM40,19046.5%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI1,1961.4%
Jill Stein GRN4270.5%
Claudia De la Cruz PF3570.4%
Chase Oliver LIB2670.3%
Peter Sonski (W/I)190.0%
Total86,411

Merced County was R+4.4 against D+20.1 statewide, 24.5 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 DEM48,99154.1%
Donald J. Trump REP39,39743.5%
Jo Jorgensen LIB9411.0%
Gloria La Riva PF4330.5%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI3910.4%
Howie Hawkins GRN3880.4%
Brian Carroll (W/I)100.0%
Jesse Ventura (W/I)30.0%
Mark Charles (W/I)00.0%
Joseph Kishore (W/I)00.0%
Brock Pierce (W/I)00.0%
Total90,554

Merced County was D+10.6 against D+29.2 statewide, 18.6 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 DEM37,31752.7%
Donald J. Trump28,72540.6%
Gary Johnson LIB2,4103.4%
Jill Stein (GRN)1,2091.7%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I)5060.7%
Gloria Estela La Riva (PF)4540.6%
Evan McMullin (W/I)1620.2%
Mike Maturen (W/I)60.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I)00.0%
Jerry White (W/I)00.0%
Total70,789

Merced County was D+12.1 against D+30.1 statewide, 18.0 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
Barack Obama DEM33,00553.2%
Mitt Romney REP27,58144.4%
Gary Johnson LIB5160.8%
Roseanne Barr PF3110.5%
Thomas Hoefling AI2650.4%
Jill Stein GRN2430.4%
Ron Paul NPP (W/I)1300.2%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I)30.0%
Virgil Goode NPP (W/I)30.0%
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%
Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I)00.0%
Total62,057

Merced County was D+8.8 against D+23.1 statewide, 14.3 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
Barack Obama DEM34,03153.3%
John McCain REP28,70445.0%
All other candidates1,0731.7%
Total63,808

Merced County was D+8.3 against D+24.1 statewide, 15.8 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)

2004

California 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP32,77356.6%
John Kerry DEM24,49142.3%
All other candidates6811.2%
Total57,945

Merced County was R+14.3 against D+9.9 statewide, 24.2 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 REP26,10251.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM22,72645.1%
All other candidates1,5903.2%
Total50,418

Merced County was R+6.7 against D+11.8 statewide, 18.5 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 Merced County, California in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Merced County by 4.4 points, out of 86,411 votes counted for president.

Is Merced County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 4.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 10.6 points; 2016: Democratic by 12.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 8.8 points; 2008: Democratic by 8.3 points; 2004: Republican by 14.3 points; 2000: Republican by 6.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 24.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 4.4 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