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The '''2012 United States presidential election in California''' took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the [[2012 United States presidential election]] in which all 50 states plus the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] participated. [[California]] voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any state, to represent them in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] via a popular vote pitting [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and his running mate, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] challenger and former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] and his running mate, [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Paul Ryan]].
 
Prior to the election, every major news network considered California to be a state Obama would win or as a safe blue state. According to Secretary of State Debra Bowen's website, the President won the popular vote with 60.24% percent, with Mitt Romney in second place at 37.12%, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in third place at 1.10%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president |title = President - Statewide Results {{!}} General Election {{!}} California Secretary of State |access-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108050152/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president |archive-date=November 8, 2012 }}</ref> The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election after Republican [[George H. W. Bush]] won the state in [[1988 United States presidential election in California|1988]].
 
As of the [[2020 United States presidential election in California|2020 presidential election]], this is the most recentlast presidential election in which the nominee from the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] won [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]—a longtime, traditional bastion for the national GOP—and [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]]. This is also the most recent election where [[California]] voted more Republican than [[2012 United States presidential election in New York|New York]], as of 2020. California voted 5.06% to the right of New York this election. With its 55 electoral votes, California was Obama's largest electoral prize in 2012.
 
==Primary elections==
==Primaries==
=== Democratic primary ===
{{Infobox election
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| style="width: 130px" |'''[[California Democratic Party|Democratic]]'''
|'''[[Barack Hussein Obama]]''' '''(Incumbentincumbent)'''
|'''[[Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.]]''' '''(Incumbentincumbent)'''
| align="right" |'''7,854,285'''
| align="right" |'''60.24%'''
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=== By county ===
{| width="60%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! County
! Obama
! Votes
! Romney
! Votes
! Others
! Votes
! Total
|-
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] || '''78.9%''' || '''''469,684''''' || 18.2% || ''108,182'' || 3.0% || ''17,776'' || '''595,642'''
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Barack Obama<br />Democratic
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Mitt Romney<br />Republican
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates<br />Other parties
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast
|-
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alpine County, California|Alpine]] || '''59.6%''' || '''''389''''' || 36.1% || ''236'' || 4.3% || ''28'' || '''653'''
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 469,684
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 78.69%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 108,182
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.12%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 19,027
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.19%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 361,502
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 60.57%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 596,893
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Alpine County, California|Alpine]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 389
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.48%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 236
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 36.09%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 29
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 153
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.39%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 654
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Amador County, California|Amador]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,830
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.60%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,281
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.11%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 582
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.29%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,451
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -19.51%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,693
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Butte County, California|Butte]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42,669
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.88%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44,479
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.87%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,873
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.25%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,810
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1.99%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 91,021
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,670
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.66%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,365
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.56%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 827
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.78%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,695
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.90%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,862
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Colusa County, California|Colusa]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,314
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.28%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,601
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.57%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 130
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.15%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,287
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -21.29%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,045
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 290,824
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 66.23%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 136,517
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.09%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 11,804
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.68%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 154,307
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.14%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 439,145
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,791
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.23%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,614
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.61%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 365
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.16%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -823
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.38%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,770
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35,166
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.51%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50,973
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.27%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,859
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.22%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -15,807
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -17.76%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 88,998
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 129,129
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.72%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 124,490
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.94%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6,078
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.34%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,639
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.78%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 259,697
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Glenn County, California|Glenn]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,301
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.73%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,632
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.97%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 305
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,331
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -25.24%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,238
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34,457
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.73%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,825
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.63%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4,404
| {{party shading/Others}}| 7.64%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,632
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.10%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57,686
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25,136
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 65.18%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,777
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.13%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 652
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.69%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,359
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.05%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38,565
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Inyo County, California|Inyo]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,422
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.58%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,340
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.01%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 274
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.41%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -918
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,036
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Kern County, California|Kern]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 89,495
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.28%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 126,618
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.99%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6,076
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.73%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -37,123
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.71%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 222,189
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Kings County, California|Kings]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,979
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.31%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,671
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.24%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 768
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.45%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,692
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -14.93%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,418
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Lake County, California|Lake]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,163
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.27%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,200
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.33%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,028
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.40%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,963
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.94%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23,391
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Lassen County, California|Lassen]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,053
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.47%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,296
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.03%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 376
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.50%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,243
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -39.56%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,725
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,216,903
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 69.69%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 885,333
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.83%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 78,831
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.48%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,331,570
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.86%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,181,067
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Madera County, California|Madera]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,018
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.11%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22,852
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.23%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,063
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.66%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,834
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -17.12%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39,933
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Marin County, California|Marin]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 99,896
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 74.14%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30,880
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.92%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,955
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.94%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 69,016
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.22%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 134,731
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,498
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.70%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,140
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.87%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 400
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,642
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.17%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,038
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23,193
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 66.01%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,658
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.49%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,286
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6.50%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,535
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.52%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35,137
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Merced County, California|Merced]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33,005
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.04%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,581
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.33%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,636
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.63%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,424
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8.71%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 62,222
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Modoc County, California|Modoc]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,111
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.64%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,777
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.10%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 131
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.26%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,666
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -41.46%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,019
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Mono County, California|Mono]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,733
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.75%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,285
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.10%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 163
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.15%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 448
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8.65%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,181
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 82,920
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 67.13%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 37,390
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.27%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,208
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.60%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45,530
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.86%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 123,518
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Napa County, California|Napa]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35,870
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 62.97%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,526
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.28%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,572
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.75%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,344
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.69%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56,968
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24,663
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.73%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,986
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.35%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,027
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.92%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -323
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.62%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 51,676
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 512,440
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.65%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 582,332
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.87%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 27,892
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.48%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -69,892
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.22%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,122,664
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Placer County, California|Placer]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 66,818
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.91%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 99,921
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.19%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4,972
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.90%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -33,103
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -19.28%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 171,711
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Plumas County, California|Plumas]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,026
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.94%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,721
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.76%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 333
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,695
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.82%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,080
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 329,063
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.62%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 318,127
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.97%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 15,926
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.41%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,936
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.65%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 663,116
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 300,503
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58.06%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 202,514
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.13%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 14,565
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.81%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 97,989
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.93%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 517,582
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Benito County, California|San Benito]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,276
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.10%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,343
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.48%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 462
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.42%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,933
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.62%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,081
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 305,109
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.34%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 262,358
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.01%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 15,463
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.65%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42,751
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.33%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 582,930
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 626,957
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.51%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 536,726
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.95%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 30,266
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.54%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 90,231
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.56%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,193,949
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 301,723
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 83.40%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,076
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.01%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 12,996
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.59%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 254,647
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 70.39%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 361,795
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 114,121
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.57%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 86,071
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.91%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5,172
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.52%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,050
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.66%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 205,364
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 61,258
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.63%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 59,967
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.61%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4,741
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.76%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,291
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.02%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 125,966
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 206,085
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 72.13%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 72,756
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.46%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6,879
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.41%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 133,329
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.67%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 285,720
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 94,129
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.44%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 64,606
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.42%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5,150
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.14%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29,523
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.02%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 163,885
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 450,818
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 69.97%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 174,843
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.14%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 18,616
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.89%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 275,975
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.83%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 644,277
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 90,805
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 75.43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,047
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.98%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5,533
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.59%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 66,758
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.45%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 120,385
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Shasta County, California|Shasta]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25,819
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.75%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 48,067
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.83%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,615
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.42%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -22,248
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -29.08%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 76,501
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Sierra County, California|Sierra]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 653
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,056
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.70%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 90
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5.00%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -403
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -22.40%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,799
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Siskiyou County, California|Siskiyou]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,046
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.24%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,077
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.40%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 870
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.36%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,031
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -15.16%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,993
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Solano County, California|Solano]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 96,783
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 63.32%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52,092
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.08%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,965
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.60%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44,691
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.24%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 152,840
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 153,942
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 70.99%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54,784
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.26%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 8,139
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.75%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 99,158
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.73%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 216,865
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 77,724
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.88%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 73,459
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.14%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4,633
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.98%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,265
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2.74%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 155,816
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Sutter County, California|Sutter]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,192
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.22%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,122
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.30%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 769
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.48%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -5,930
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -19.08%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,083
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Tehama County, California|Tehama]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,934
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.53%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,235
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.95%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 808
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.52%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,301
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -27.42%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22,977
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Trinity County, California|Trinity]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,674
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.59%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,716
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.33%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 349
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6.08%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -42
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.74%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,739
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Tulare County, California|Tulare]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41,752
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.22%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56,956
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.24%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,571
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.54%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -15,204
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -15.02%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 101,279
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,998
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.38%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,880
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.06%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 880
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.56%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,882
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -15.68%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,758
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 170,929
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.16%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 147,958
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.15%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 8,825
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.69%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22,971
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.01%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 327,712
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48,715
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 65.24%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,368
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.29%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,588
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.47%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25,347
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.95%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 74,671
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Yuba County, California|Yuba]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,711
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.02%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,275
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.06%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 775
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.92%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,564
| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.04%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,761
|-
!Total!!7,854,285!!60.16%!!4,839,958!!37.07%!!361,572!!2.77%!!3,014,327!!23.09%!!13,055,815
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Amador County, California|Amador]] || 38.7% || ''6,830'' || '''58.3%''' || '''''10,281''''' || 3.3% || ''538'' || '''17,649'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Butte County, California|Butte]] || 47.0% || ''42,669'' || '''49.0%''' || '''''44,479''''' || 4.0% || ''3,604'' || '''90,752'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]] || 39.8% || ''8,670'' || '''56.8%''' || '''''12,365''''' || 3.4% || ''751'' || '''21,786'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Colusa County, California|Colusa]] || 38.3% || ''2,314'' || '''59.7%''' || '''''3,601''''' || 2.0% || ''119'' || '''6,034'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] || '''66.4%''' || '''''290,824''''' || 31.2% || ''136,517'' || 2.5% || ''10,885'' || '''438,226'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] || 43.2% || ''3,791'' || '''52.6%''' || '''''4,614''''' || 4.2% || ''365'' || '''8,770'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] || 39.6% || ''35,166'' || '''57.4%''' || '''''50,973''''' || 3.0% || ''2,635'' || '''88,774'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fresno County, California|Fresno]] || '''49.9%''' || '''''129,129''''' || 48.1% || ''124,490'' || 2.0% || ''5,208'' || '''258,827'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Glenn County, California|Glenn]] || 35.8% || ''3,301'' || '''61.1%''' || '''''5,632''''' || 3.0% || ''278'' || '''9,211'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] || '''60.0%''' || '''''34,457''''' || 32.8% || ''18,825'' || 7.3% || ''4,188'' || '''57,470'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] || '''65.2%''' || '''''25,136''''' || 33.1% || ''12,777'' || 1.7% || ''652'' || '''38,565'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Inyo County, California|Inyo]] || 42.6% || ''3,422'' || '''54.0%''' || '''''4,340''''' || 3.4% || ''274'' || '''8,036'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kern County, California|Kern]] || 40.4% || ''89,495'' || '''57.2%''' || '''''126,618''''' || 2.4% || ''5,359'' || '''221,472'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kings County, California|Kings]] || 41.3% || ''12,979'' || '''56.2%''' || '''''17,671''''' || 2.4% || ''768'' || '''31,418'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lake County, California|Lake]] || '''56.3%''' || '''''13,163''''' || 39.3% || ''9,200'' || 4.4% || ''1,028'' || '''23,391'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Lassen County, California|Lassen]] || 28.6% || ''3,053'' || '''68.3%''' || '''''7,296''''' || 3.1% || ''334'' || '''10,683'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] || '''69.7%''' || '''''2,216,903''''' || 27.8% || ''885,333'' || 2.5% || ''78,831'' || '''3,181,067'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Madera County, California|Madera]] || 40.2% || ''16,018'' || '''57.3%''' || '''''22,852''''' || 2.5% || ''996'' || '''39,866'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Marin County, California|Marin]] || '''74.3%''' || '''''99,896''''' || 23.0% || ''30,880'' || 2.8% || ''3,740'' || '''134,516'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa]] || 38.9% || ''3,498'' || '''57.1%''' || '''5,140''' || 4.0% || ''362'' || '''9,000'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] || '''66.2%''' || '''''23,193''''' || 27.6% || ''9,658'' || 6.2% || ''2,166'' || '''35,017'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Merced County, California|Merced]] || '''53.2%''' || '''''33,005''''' || 44.4% || ''27,581'' || 2.4% || ''1,471'' || '''62,057'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Modoc County, California|Modoc]] || 27.9% || ''1,111'' || '''69.7%''' || '''''2,777''''' || 2.5% || ''98'' || '''3,986'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mono County, California|Mono]] || '''52.8%''' || '''''2,733''''' || 44.1% || ''2,285'' || 3.1% || ''163'' || '''5,181'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] || '''67.1%''' || '''''82,920''''' || 30.3% || ''37,390'' || 2.6% || ''3,208'' || '''123,518'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Napa County, California|Napa]] || '''63.0%''' || '''''35,870''''' || 34.3% || ''19,526'' || 2.8% || ''1,572'' || '''56,968'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Nevada County, California|Nevada]] || 47.7% || ''24,663'' || '''48.4%''' || '''''24,986''''' || 3.9% || ''2,027'' || '''51,676'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Orange County, California|Orange]] || 45.6% || ''512,440'' || '''51.9%''' || '''''582,332''''' || 2.5% || ''27,892'' || '''1,122,664'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Placer County, California|Placer]] || 39.0% || ''66,818'' || '''58.3%''' || '''''99,921''''' || 2.7% || ''4,583'' || '''171,322'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Plumas County, California|Plumas]] || 40.1% || ''4,026'' || '''56.9%''' || '''''5,721''''' || 3.0% || ''300'' || '''10,047'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] || '''49.7%''' || '''''329,063''''' || 48.1% || ''318,127'' || 2.2% || ''14,717'' || '''661,907'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] || '''58.1%''' || '''''300,503''''' || 39.2% || ''202,514'' || 2.7% || ''13,792'' || '''516,809'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Benito County, California|San Benito]] || '''59.2%''' || '''''11,276''''' || 38.6% || ''7,343'' || 2.2% || ''425'' || '''19,044'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] || '''52.5%''' || '''''305,109''''' || 45.1% || ''262,358'' || 2.4% || ''14,050'' || '''581,517'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] || '''52.6%''' || '''''626,957''''' || 45.0% || ''536,726'' || 2.4% || ''28,599'' || '''1,192,282'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]] || '''83.5%''' || '''''301,723''''' || 13.0% || ''47,076'' || 3.4% || ''12,410'' || '''361,209'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]] || '''56.1%''' || '''''114,121''''' || 42.0% || ''86,071'' || 1.9% || ''4,505'' || '''204,697'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] || '''48.8%''' || '''''61,258''''' || 47.7% || ''59,967'' || 3.5% || ''4,413'' || '''125,638'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] || '''72.1%''' || '''''206,085''''' || 25.5% || ''72,756'' || 2.4% || ''6,879'' || '''285,720'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] || '''57.6%''' || '''''94,129''''' || 39.6% || ''64,606'' || 2.8% || ''4,585'' || '''163,320'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]] || '''69.6%''' || '''''450,818''''' || 27.2% || ''174,843'' || 2.7% || ''17,430'' || '''643,091'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] || '''75.6%''' || '''''90,805''''' || 20.0% || ''24,047'' || 4.4% || ''5,243'' || '''120,095'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Shasta County, California|Shasta]] || 33.8% || ''25,819'' || '''63.0%''' || '''''48,067'' || 3.2% || ''2,449'' || '''76,335'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Sierra County, California|Sierra]] || 36.4% || ''653'' || '''58.8%''' || '''''1,056''''' || 4.8% || ''86'' || '''1,795'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Siskiyou County, California|Siskiyou]] || 40.4% || ''8,046'' || '''55.6%''' || '''''11,077''''' || 4.0% || ''787'' || '''19,910'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Solano County, California|Solano]] || '''63.5%''' || '''''96,783''''' || 34.2% || ''52,092'' || 2.3% || ''3,569'' || '''152,444'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] || '''71.1%''' || '''''153,942''''' || 25.3% || ''54,784'' || 3.6% || ''7,782'' || '''216,508'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]] ||''' 50.0%''' || '''''77,724''''' || 47.3% || 73,459 || 2.7% || ''4,186'' || '''155,369'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Sutter County, California|Sutter]] || 39.3% || ''12,192'' || '''58.4%''' || '''''18,122''''' || 2.3% || ''712'' || '''31,026'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tehama County, California|Tehama]] || 34.5% || ''7,934'' || '''62.0%''' || '''''14,235''''' || 3.5% || ''808'' || '''22,977'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Trinity County, California|Trinity]] || 47.1% || ''2,674'' || '''47.9%''' || '''''2,716''''' || 5.0% || ''284'' || '''5,674'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tulare County, California|Tulare]] || 41.3% || ''41,752'' || '''56.3%''' || '''''56,956''''' || 2.4% || ''2,392'' || '''101,100'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]] || 40.5% || ''9,998'' || '''56.2%''' || '''''13,880''''' || 3.3% || ''809'' || '''24,687'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] || '''52.3%''' || '''''170,929''''' || 45.3% || ''147,958'' || 2.5% || ''8,087'' || '''326,974'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Yolo County, California|Yolo]] || '''65.4%''' || '''''48,715''''' || 31.4% || ''23,368'' || 3.2% || ''2,392'' || '''74,475'''
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Yuba County, California|Yuba]] || 39.1% || ''7,711'' || '''57.2%''' || '''''11,275''''' || 3.6% || ''714'' || '''19,700'''
|}
 
{{align|right|{{Switcher
|[[File:California counties shift 2008-2012.svg|300px]]|Shift by county
|[[File:California counties trend 2008-2012.svg|300px]]|Trend by county<br>{{collapsible list | title = Legend
|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#aaeeff|Democratic — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#d5f6ff|Democratic — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#ffd5d5|Republican — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#ffaaaa|Republican — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#ff8080|Republican — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#ff5555|Republican — +7.5-10%}}}}
|[[File:California County Flips 2012.svg|300px]]|County flips<br>{{collapsible list| title = Legend| {{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
'''Democratic'''
{{legend|#92c5de|Hold}}
{{legend|#0671b0|Gain from Republican}}
{{col-2}}
'''Republican'''
{{legend|#f48882|Hold}}
{{col-end}}}}}}}}
 
==== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ====
Line 850 ⟶ 1,402:
|-
| [[Placerville, California|Placerville]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[South Lake Tahoe, California|South Lake Tahoe]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
Line 873 ⟶ 1,425:
|-
| [[Orange Cove, California|Orange Cove]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Parlier, California|Parlier]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Reedley, California|Reedley]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[San Joaquin, California|San Joaquin]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Sanger, California|Sanger]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Selma, California|Selma]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Orland, California|Orland]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Glenn County, California|Glenn]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
|-
| [[Willows, California|Willows]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
|Glenn
|Romney
|-
| [[Arcata, California|Arcata]] || rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] || rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
Line 911 ⟶ 1,462:
|-
| [[Brawley, California|Brawley]] || rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Calexico, California|Calexico]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Calipatria, California|Calipatria]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[El Centro, California|El Centro]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Holtville, California|Holtville]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Imperial, California|Imperial]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Westmorland, California|Westmorland]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Bishop, California|Bishop]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Inyo County, California|Inyo]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[Arvin, California|Arvin]] || rowspan=11 {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Kern County, California|Kern]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
Line 1,034 ⟶ 1,585:
|-
| [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Hermosa Beach, California|Hermosa Beach]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Hidden Hills, California|Hidden Hills]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[Huntington Park, California|Huntington Park]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[City of Industry, California|Industry]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[La Cañada Flintridge, California|La Cañada Flintridge]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
|-
| [[La Habra Heights, California|La Habra Heights]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
Line 1,068 ⟶ 1,619:
|-
| [[Lancaster, California|Lancaster]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Lomita, California|Lomita]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
|-
| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Los Angeles]]
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|Obama
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| [[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]]
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|Obama
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| [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Maywood, California|Maywood]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Montebello, California|Montebello]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Palmdale, California|Palmdale]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Palos Verdes Estates, California|Palos Verdes Estates]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Paramount, California|Paramount]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Pico Rivera, California|Pico Rivera]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Pomona, California|Pomona]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Rolling Hills, California|Rolling Hills]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Rolling Hills Estates, California|Rolling Hills Estates]] || {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}} | Romney
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| [[Rosemead, California|Rosemead]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[San Fernando, California|San Fernando]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Gabriel, California|San Gabriel]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Marino, California|San Marino]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Santa Fe Springs, California|Santa Fe Springs]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Sierra Madre, California|Sierra Madre]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[South El Monte, California|South El Monte]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[South Gate, California|South Gate]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[South Pasadena, California|South Pasadena]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Temple City, California|Temple City]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Torrance, California|Torrance]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Vernon, California|Vernon]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Walnut, California|Walnut]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[West Covina, California|West Covina]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Whittier, California|Whittier]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Chowchilla, California|Chowchilla]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Madera County, California|Madera]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Belvedere, California|Belvedere]] || rowspan=10 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Marin County, California|Marin]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Corte Madera, California|Corte Madera]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Fairfax, California|Fairfax]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Mill Valley, California|Mill Valley]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Novato, California|Novato]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Ross, California|Ross]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Anselmo, California|San Anselmo]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Fort Bragg, California|Fort Bragg]] || rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Point Arena, California|Point Arena]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Willits, California|Willits]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Atwater, California|Atwater]] || rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Merced County, California|Merced]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Dos Palos, California|Dos Palos]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Gustine, California|Gustine]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Livingston, California|Livingston]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Los Banos, California|Los Banos]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Merced, California|Merced]]
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|Obama
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| [[Alturas, California|Alturas]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Modoc County, California|Modoc]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[San Francisco]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[San Francisco]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Escalon, California|Escalon]] || rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
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| [[Tracy, California|Tracy]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama
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| [[Arroyo Grande, California|Arroyo Grande]] || rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Atascadero, California|Atascadero]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]
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|Obama
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| [[Atherton, California|Atherton]] || rowspan=20 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Belmont, California|Belmont]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Brisbane, California|Brisbane]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Burlingame, California|Burlingame]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Colma, California|Colma]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Daly City, California|Daly City]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[East Palo Alto, California|East Palo Alto]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Foster City, California|Foster City]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Half Moon Bay, California|Half Moon Bay]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Hillsborough, California|Hillsborough]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Millbrae, California|Millbrae]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Portola Valley, California|Portola Valley]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Bruno, California|San Bruno]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Carlos, California|San Carlos]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[South San Francisco, California|South San Francisco]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Woodside, California|Woodside]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Buellton, California|Buellton]] || rowspan=8 {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Carpinteria, California|Carpinteria]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Goleta, California|Goleta]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Guadalupe, California|Guadalupe]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Lompoc, California|Lompoc]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Solvang, California|Solvang]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Lindsay, California|Lindsay]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Porterville, California|Porterville]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Tulare, California|Tulare]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Sonora, California|Sonora]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Obama
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| [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] || rowspan="9" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] || {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}} | Romney
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| [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Romney
|Romney
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| [[Ojai, California|Ojai]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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| [[Davis, California|Davis]]|| rowspan="4" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Winters, California|Winters]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Woodland, California|Woodland]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Obama
|Obama
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| [[Marysville, California|Marysville]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Yuba County, California|Yuba]] || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney
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===By congressional district===
ClintonObama won 4641 of the 53 congressional districts, including 73 held by Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts|title=Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts|website=Daily Kos|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
! District
Line 1,900 ⟶ 2,450:
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jerry McNerney]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/blueDemocratic}}|{{ushr|California|10|10th}}
| 47%
| '''50.64%'''
Line 1,961 ⟶ 2,511:
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|22|22nd}}
| '''56.59%'''
| '''41.58%'''
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Devin Nunes]]
|- align=center
Line 1,975 ⟶ 2,525:
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lois Capps]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}}|{{ushr|California|25|25th}}
| 47.85%
| '''49.66%'''
| 47.85%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Buck McKeon]]
|- align=center
Line 2,045 ⟶ 2,595:
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Linda Sánchez]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}}|{{ushr|California|39|39th}}
| '''50.75%'''
| 47.1%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ed Royce (politician)|Ed Royce]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|40|40th}}
Line 2,075 ⟶ 2,625:
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Janice Hahn]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}}|{{ushr|California|45|45th}}
| '''54.78%'''
| 43%
Line 2,090 ⟶ 2,640:
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alan Lowenthal]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/blueRepublican}}|{{ushr|California|48|48th}}
| '''54.7%'''
| 43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Dana Rohrabacher]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/DemocraticRepublican}}|{{ushr|California|49|49th}}
| '''52.25%'''
| 45.66%