2024 United States presidential election in California

The 2024 United States presidential election in California is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. California voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. California has 54 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most in the country.

The most populous state in the Union as well as one of the most Democratic, California has voted Democratic in every presidential election starting in 1992. It has done so by double digits in each of them excluding 2004, when John Kerry won it by 9.95%. California is predicted to go safely for incumbent Democrat Joe Biden in 2024, with vice president and California native Kamala Harris as his running mate.

In April 2024, the American Independent Party of California nominated independent candidate, environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of California as its presidential nominee, despite not seeking the party's nomination.

Democratic primary
The California Democratic primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. President Biden won all 424 pledged delegates with nearly 90% of the vote, the largest share of delegates awarded by any contest in the 2024 primaries.

[[File:2024 California Democratic presidential primary results map.svg|thumb|300px|Popular vote share by county {{legend|#224192|Biden}}

{{legend|#4170cd|70–80%}}

{{legend|#3358a2|80–90%}}

{{legend|#0e3d9a|>90%}}]]

Republican primary
The California Republican primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Former president Donald Trump was challenged by Nikki Haley, the only other major candidate remaining in the Republican primaries. Trump won the state in a landslide, defeating Haley by 60 points and earning all 169 delegates.

The state was the site of the second Republican primary debate, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023.

[[File:2024 California Republican presidential primary results map.svg|thumb|300px|Popular vote share by county {{legend|#283681|Trump}}

{{legend|#6778d7|60–70%}}

{{legend|#4156cd|70–80%}}

{{legend|#1e39d0|80–90%}}]]

Libertarian primary
Charles Ballay was the only candidate to qualify for the Libertarian Party primary ballot. Chase Oliver later qualified as a write-in candidate.

Green primary
Jill Stein, the Green Party's nominee for president in 2012 and 2016, was the only candidate on the California primary ballot, although she was followed by three write-in candidates. Stein won the primary and earned all 59 of the state's delegates.

Peace and Freedom primary
[[File:2024 California Peace and Freedom primary results map by county.svg|thumb|Peace and Freedom primary results by county: {{legend|#f48d91ff|Claudia De la Cruz}}

{{legend|#3c0000ff|100%}}{{legend|#b40000ff|80–85%}}{{legend|#d01d21ff|75–80%}}{{legend|#ee4147ff|70–75%}}{{legend|#f0676cff|65–70%}}{{legend|#f48d91ff|60–65%}}{{legend|#f8b3b6ff|55–60%}}{{legend|#ffcdcdff|50–55%}}{{legend|#ffe1e1ff|45–50%}}{{legend|#ffebebff|40–45%}}{{legend|#fff3f3ff|35–40%}} {{legend|#5bc75bff|Cornel West}}

{{legend|#003200ff|100%}}{{legend|#3cad3cff|65–70%}}{{legend|#5bc75bff|60–65%}}{{legend|#78e478ff|55–60%}}{{legend|#98f998ff|50–55%}}{{legend|#b2ffb2ff|45–50%}}{{legend|#c8ffc8ff|40–45%}}{{legend|#dcffdcff|35–40%}} {{legend|#f0f0e1ff|De la Cruz-West tie}}

{{legend|#eae9d4ff|45–50%}}{{legend|#f0f0e1ff|40–45%}}{{legend|#f5f6edff|35–40%}} {{legend|#e6cde6ff|De la Cruz-Sherman tie}}

{{legend|#e6cde6ff|50%}} {{legend|#f5f6edff|West-Sherman tie}}

{{legend|#f5f6edff|35–40%}} {{legend|#a9a9a9ff|No votes}}

{{legend|#a9a9a9ff|No votes}} ]] Three candidates successfully achieved ballot access in the Peace and Freedom Party non-binding presidential primary: Claudia de la Cruz, the nominee for the Party for Socialism and Liberation; Cornel West, who is running an independent campaign after withdrawing from the Green nomination; and Jasmine Sherman. The party's presidential nominee will be chosen by the state central committee in August.

American Independent Party
The sole candidate of the American Independent Party primary was James Bradley, who was simultaneously running for U.S. Senator as a Republican in the blanket primary held on the same day. Andrew George Rummel also qualified as an official write-in candidate.

Polling

 * Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump


 * Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein


 * Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West


 * Joe Biden vs. Nikki Haley


 * Joe Biden vs. Ron DeSantis


 * Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump


 * Gavin Newsom vs. Donald Trump


 * Gavin Newsom vs. Ron DeSantis