Orange County, California presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Orange County by 2.7 points, out of 1,391,307 votes for president.
2024
California 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 691,731 | 49.7% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 654,815 | 47.1% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 16,534 | 1.2% | |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI | 16,407 | 1.2% | |
| Chase Oliver LIB | 6,748 | 0.5% | |
| Claudia De la Cruz PF | 4,730 | 0.3% | |
| Peter Sonski (W/I) | 342 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,391,307 | ||
Orange County was D+2.6 against D+20.1 statewide, 17.5 points more Republican than the state.
2020
California 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 814,009 | 53.5% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 676,498 | 44.4% | |
| Jo Jorgensen LIB | 17,325 | 1.1% | |
| Howie Hawkins GRN | 5,819 | 0.4% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI | 4,642 | 0.3% | |
| Gloria La Riva PF | 3,432 | 0.2% | |
| Brian Carroll (W/I) | 297 | 0.0% | |
| Mark Charles (W/I) | 44 | 0.0% | |
| Jesse Ventura (W/I) | 30 | 0.0% | |
| Brock Pierce (W/I) | 12 | 0.0% | |
| Joseph Kishore (W/I) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,522,113 | ||
Orange County was D+9.1 against D+29.2 statewide, 20.1 points more Republican than the state.
2016
California 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 609,961 | 50.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump | 507,148 | 42.3% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 46,128 | 3.9% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 18,068 | 1.5% | |
| Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I) | 6,239 | 0.5% | |
| Evan McMullin (W/I) | 4,917 | 0.4% | |
| Gloria Estela La Riva (PF) | 4,898 | 0.4% | |
| Mike Maturen (W/I) | 131 | 0.0% | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I) | 27 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (W/I) | 4 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,197,521 | ||
Orange County was D+8.6 against D+30.1 statewide, 21.5 points more Republican than the state.
2012
California 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney REP | 582,332 | 51.9% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 512,440 | 45.6% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 14,132 | 1.3% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 4,792 | 0.4% | |
| Roseanne Barr PF | 3,348 | 0.3% | |
| Thomas Hoefling AI | 2,999 | 0.3% | |
| Ron Paul NPP (W/I) | 2,485 | 0.2% | |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I) | 65 | 0.0% | |
| Virgil Goode NPP (W/I) | 58 | 0.0% | |
| Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I) | 7 | 0.0% | |
| James Harris NPP (W/I) | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Shelia "Samm" Tittle NPP (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Stephen Durham NPP (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White NPP (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,122,664 | ||
Orange County was R+6.3 against D+23.1 statewide, 29.4 points more Republican than the state.
2008
California 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 579,064 | 50.2% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 549,558 | 47.6% | |
| All other candidates | 25,065 | 2.2% | |
| Total | 1,153,687 | ||
Orange County was R+2.6 against D+24.1 statewide, 26.7 points more Republican than the state.
2004
California 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 641,832 | 59.8% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 419,239 | 39.1% | |
| All other candidates | 12,225 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 1,073,296 | ||
Orange County was R+20.7 against D+9.9 statewide, 30.6 points more Republican than the state.
2000
California 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 541,299 | 55.8% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 391,819 | 40.4% | |
| All other candidates | 37,787 | 3.9% | |
| Total | 970,905 | ||
Orange County was R+15.4 against D+11.8 statewide, 27.2 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Orange County, California in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Orange County by 2.7 points, out of 1,391,307 votes counted for president.
Is Orange County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 2.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 9.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 8.6 points; 2012: Republican by 6.3 points; 2008: Republican by 2.6 points; 2004: Republican by 20.7 points; 2000: Republican by 15.4 points.
How does Orange County vote compared with the rest of California?
In 2024 it was 17.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 2.6 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