Placer County, California presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Placer County by 8.5 points, out of 234,871 votes for president.
2024
California 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 123,941 | 52.8% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 103,958 | 44.3% | |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. AI | 3,274 | 1.4% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 1,645 | 0.7% | |
| Chase Oliver LIB | 1,546 | 0.7% | |
| Claudia De la Cruz PF | 445 | 0.2% | |
| Peter Sonski (W/I) | 62 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 234,871 | ||
Placer County was R+8.5 against D+20.1 statewide, 28.6 points more Republican than the state.
2020
California 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 122,488 | 52.1% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 106,869 | 45.5% | |
| Jo Jorgensen LIB | 3,948 | 1.7% | |
| Howie Hawkins GRN | 779 | 0.3% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra AI | 593 | 0.3% | |
| Gloria La Riva PF | 340 | 0.1% | |
| Brian Carroll (W/I) | 41 | 0.0% | |
| Mark Charles (W/I) | 15 | 0.0% | |
| Jesse Ventura (W/I) | 10 | 0.0% | |
| Brock Pierce (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Joseph Kishore (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 235,084 | ||
Placer County was R+6.6 against D+29.2 statewide, 35.8 points more Republican than the state.
2016
California 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump | 95,138 | 52.0% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 73,509 | 40.2% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 9,245 | 5.1% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 2,501 | 1.4% | |
| Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (W/I) | 1,132 | 0.6% | |
| Evan McMullin (W/I) | 1,032 | 0.6% | |
| Gloria Estela La Riva (PF) | 238 | 0.1% | |
| Mike Maturen (W/I) | 33 | 0.0% | |
| Laurence Kotlikoff (W/I) | 10 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (W/I) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 182,839 | ||
Placer County was R+11.8 against D+30.1 statewide, 41.9 points more Republican than the state.
2012
California 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney REP | 99,921 | 58.3% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 66,818 | 39.0% | |
| Gary Johnson LIB | 2,307 | 1.3% | |
| Jill Stein GRN | 683 | 0.4% | |
| Roseanne Barr PF | 580 | 0.3% | |
| Thomas Hoefling AI | 502 | 0.3% | |
| Ron Paul NPP (W/I) | 502 | 0.3% | |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson NPP (W/I) | 6 | 0.0% | |
| Virgil Goode NPP (W/I) | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Stewart Alexander NPP (W/I) | 1 | 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% | |
| Jerry White NPP (W/I) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 171,322 | ||
Placer County was R+19.3 against D+23.1 statewide, 42.4 points more Republican than the state.
2008
California 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 94,647 | 54.7% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 75,112 | 43.4% | |
| All other candidates | 3,348 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 173,107 | ||
Placer County was R+11.3 against D+24.1 statewide, 35.4 points more Republican than the state.
2004
California 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 95,969 | 62.7% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 55,573 | 36.3% | |
| All other candidates | 1,403 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 152,945 | ||
Placer County was R+26.4 against D+9.9 statewide, 36.3 points more Republican than the state.
2000
California 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 69,835 | 59.3% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 42,449 | 36.0% | |
| All other candidates | 5,515 | 4.7% | |
| Total | 117,799 | ||
Placer County was R+23.3 against D+11.8 statewide, 35.1 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Placer County, California in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Placer County by 8.5 points, out of 234,871 votes counted for president.
Is Placer County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 8.5 points; 2020: Republican by 6.6 points; 2016: Republican by 11.8 points; 2012: Republican by 19.3 points; 2008: Republican by 11.3 points; 2004: Republican by 26.4 points; 2000: Republican by 23.3 points.
How does Placer County vote compared with the rest of California?
In 2024 it was 28.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 8.5 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