Political party strength in California

Politics in the US state of California

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Party registration by county, October 21, 2024:

Republican:

30–40%

40–50%

50–60%

|  Democratic:

30–40%

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

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California is a Democratic stronghold and considered to be one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside New York and Illinois. Originally a swing state following statehood, California began regularly supporting Republicans for the first half of the 20th century. This changed with the passing of civil rights laws by Democrats in the 1960s and the subsequent rightward shift of the Republican Party. The party remained competitive with Democratic candidates until 1992. This changed amidst a struggling economy, when California flipped from Republican to elect Democrat Bill Clinton as President. Republicans still won statewide contests in the state until the late 2000s, with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor.

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in California:

* Governor
* Lieutenant Governor
* Attorney General
* Secretary of State
* Treasurer
* Controller
* Insurance Commissioner
* California Superintendent of Public Instruction

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

* Board of Equalization
* State Senate
* State Assembly
* State delegation to the U.S. Senate
* State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Note that ties on the Board of Equalization are broken by the vote of the State Controller.

## 1849–1990

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Year | Executive offices | BOE | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral
votes

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Governor | Lieutenant
Governor | Attorney
General | Secretary
of State | Treasurer | Controller | Supt. of
Pub. Inst. | State
Senate | State
Assem. | U.S. Senator
(Class I) | U.S. Senator
(Class III) | U.S.
House
1849  | Peter Hardeman
Burnett (D) | John McDougal (D) | Edward J. C. Kewen (D) | William Van Voohies (D) | Richard Roman (D) | John S. Houston (D) |  | no such
office | 16NP  | 36NP  |  |
1850  | John C. Frémont (D) | William M. Gwin (D) | 1D, 1I
1851  | John McDougal (D) | David C. Broderick (D) | James A. McDougall (D) | John Gage Marvin (D) | 10D, 4W, 2I  | 18W, 17D, 1I[a] | vacant
1852  | John Bigler (D) | Samuel Purdy (D) | Serranus Clinton Hastings (D) | Winslow S. Pierce (D) | 26D, 2W  | 41D, 21W, 1I  | John B. Weller (D) | 2D  | Pierce/
King (D) Y
1853  | James W. Denver (D) | 20D, 7W  | 41D, 22W
1854  | John R. McConnell (D) | Selden A. McMeans (D) | Samuel Bell (D) | Paul K. Hubbs (D) | 26D, 8W  | 68D, 12W
1855  | Charles R. Hempstead (D) | 26D, 7W  | 42D, 36W, 2I  | vacant
1856  | J. Neely Johnson (KN) | Robert M. Anderson (KN) | William T. Wallace (KN) | David F. Douglass (KN) | Henry Bates (KN) | George W. Whitman (KN) | 16KN, 16D, 1W[b] | 56KN, 23D, 1I  | Buchanan/
Breckinridge (D) Y
1857  | James L. English (KN) | Edward F. Burton (KN) | Andrew J. Moulder (D) | 19D, 11KN, 3R  | 61D, 11R, 8KN  | David C. Broderick (D)[c] | William M. Gwin (D)
1858  | John B. Weller (D) | Joseph Walkup (D) | Thomas H. Williams (D) | Ferris Foreman (D) | Thomas Findley (D) | Aaron R. Melony (D) | 27D, 5R, 3KN  | 66D, 9R, 4KN, 1I
1859  | 30D, 4R, 1I  | 72D, 8R
1860  | Milton Latham (D) | John G. Downey (D) | Johnson Price (D) | Samuel H. Brooks (D) | 33D, 2R  | 78D, 2R  | Henry P. Haun (D) | Lincoln/
Hamlin (R) Y
John G. Downey (D) | Isaac N. Quinn (D) | Milton Latham (D)
1861  | Pablo de la Guerra (D) | James S. Gillan (D) | 30D, 6R  | 60D, 19, 1CU | James A. McDougall (D) | 3R
1862  | Leland Stanford (R) | John F. Chellis (R) | Frank M. Pixley (R) | William H. Weeks (R) | Delos R. Ashley (R) | Gilbert R. Warren (R) | 23D, 17R  | 41D, 39R
1863  | John L. McCullogh (R) | Benjamin B. Redding (R) | Romualdo Pacheco (NU) | George R. Oultan (R) | John Swett (NU) | 31R, 9D  | 63R, 17D  | John Conness (R)
1864  | Frederick Low (R) | Tim N. Machin (R) | 35R, 5D  | 70R, 10D  | Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Y
1865
1866  | 31R, 9D  | 61R, 19D
1867  | Jo Hamilton (D) | Henry L. Nichols (D) | Antonio F. Coronel (D) | Robert Watt (D) | Oscar Penn Fitzgerald (D) | Cornelius Cole (R) | 2D, 1R
1868  | Henry Huntly Haight (D) | William Holden (D) | 21R, 19D  | 52D, 28R  | Grant/
Colfax (R) Y
1869  | Eugene Casserly (D)
1870  | 26D, 12R, 2I  | 67D, 10R, 3I
1871  | John Lord Love (R) | Drury Melone (R) | Ferdinand Baehr (R) | James J. Green (R) | Henry Nicholas Bolander (R) | 3R
1872  | Newton Booth (R) | Romualdo Pacheco (R) | 22D, 17R, 1I  | 54R, 25D, 1I  | Grant/
Wilson (R) Y
1873  | Aaron A. Sargent (R) | 3R, 1D
1874  | 18R, 14D, 8PI[d] | 34PI, 27R, 19D[e] | John S. Hager (D)
1875  | Romualdo Pacheco (R) | William Irwin (D) | Jo Hamilton (D) | Thomas Bock (D) | José Guadalupe Estudillo (D) | James W. Mandeville (D) | Ezra S. Carr (R) | Newton Booth (AM) | 3D, 1R
1876  | William Irwin (D) | James A. Johnson (D) | William B. C. Brown (D) | 20D, 11I, 6R, 3ID  | 64D, 12R, 4I  | Hayes/
Wheeler (R) Y
1877  | Daniel M. Kenfield (R) | 3R, 1D
1878  | 27D, 10R, 2I, 1WPC | 55D, 24R, 1WPC  | 2D, 2R
1879  | 3R, 1D  | James T. Farley (D) | 3R, 1D
1880  | George C. Perkins (R) | John Mansfield (R) | Augustus L. Hart (R) | Daniel M. Burns (R) | John Weil (R) | Frederick M. Campbell (R) | 23R, 10WPC, 7D  | 46R, 18D, 16WPC  | Hancock/
English (D) N
1881  | 42R, 33D, 4WPC, 1GB  | John Franklin Miller (R)[c] | 2D, 2R
1882
1883  | George Stoneman (D) | John Daggett (D) | Edward C. Marshall (D) | Thomas Larkin Thompson (D) | William A. January (D) | John P. Dunn (D) | William T. Weckler (D) | 3D, 1R  | 32D, 8R  | 61D, 19R  | 6D
1884  | Denis J. Oullahan (D) | Blaine/
Logan (R) N
1885  | 20D, 20R[f] | 60R, 20D  | Leland Stanford (R) | 5R, 1D
1886  | George Hearst (D)[g]
Abram Williams (R)
1887  | Washington Bartlett (D)[c] | Robert Waterman (R) | George A. Johnson (D) | William C. Hendricks (D) | Adam Herald (D) | Ira G. Haitt (R) | 22D, 18R  | 41R, 39D  | George Hearst (D)[c] | 4R, 2D
1888  | Robert Waterman (R) | Stephen M. White (D) | Harrison/
Morton (R) Y
1889  | 22D, 18R  | 42D, 38R
1890
1891  | Henry Markham (R) | John B. Reddick (R) | William H. Hart (R) | Edwin G. Waite (R) | J.R. McDonald (R) | Edward P. Colgan (R) | J. W. Anderson (R) | 3R, 1D  | 28R, 12D  | 60R 19D, 1KN  | Charles N. Felton (R)
1892  | 8 - Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Y
1 - Harrison/
Reid (R) N
1893  | 22R, 18D  | 45D, 31R, 2I, 2Pop  | Stephen M. White (D)
1894  | Albert Hart (R) | George C. Perkins (R)
1895  | James Budd (D) | Spencer G. Millard (R)[c] | William F. Fitzgerald (R) | Lewis H. Brown (R) | Levi Ratcliffe (R) | Samuel T. Black (R) | 25R, 15D  | 64R, 14D, 2Pop
1896  | William T. Jeter (D)[g] | McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Y
1897  | 28R, 12D  | 47R, 16Fus, 9Pop, 8D  | 3R, 2D, 2Pop
1898  | Will S. Green (D) | Charles T. Meredith (D)
1899  | Henry T. Gage (R) | Jacob H. Neff (R) | Tirey L. Ford (R) | Charles F. Curry (R) | Truman Reeves (R) | Thomas J. Kirk (R) | 2R, 2D[h] | 26R, 14D  | 59R, 20D, 2I  | vacant | 6R, 1D
1900  | Thomas R. Bard (R) | 7R  | McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Y
1901  | 34R, 6D  | 60R, 20D
1902
1903  | George Pardee (R) | Alden Anderson (R) | Ulysses S. Webb (R) | 33R, 7D  | 60R, 19D, 1UL | 5R, 3D
1904  | Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Y
1905  | 33R, 4UL, 3D  | 72R, 4D, 4UL | Frank Flint (R) | 8R
1906  | A. B. Nye (R)
1907  | James Gillett (R) | Warren R. Porter (R) | William R. Williams (R) | Edward Hyatt (R) | 4R  | 33R, 6D, 1I  | 73R, 6D, 1I
1908  | Taft/
Sherman (R) Y
1909  | 30R, 9D, 1I  | 60R, 20D
1910
1911  | Hiram Johnson (R) | Albert Joseph Wallace (R) | Frank C. Jordan (R)[c] | Edward D. Roberts (R) | 32R, 18D  | 69R, 11D  | John D. Works (R) | 7R, 1D
1912  | Hiram Johnson (Prog) | Roosevelt/
Johnson (Prog) N
1913  | John S. Chambers (R) | 30R, 10D  | 54R, 25D, 1Soc  | 7R, 3D, 1I
1914
1915  | John Morton Eshleman (Prog)[c] | Friend Richardson (Prog) | 3R, 1D  | 21R, 10D, 9Prog  | 33R, 28Prog, 15D, 3Soc, 1Proh[i] | James D. Phelan (D) | 4R, 3D, 2Prog, 1I, 1Proh
1916  | William Stephens (R) | 5R, 3D, 1Prog, 1I, 1Proh  | Wilson/
Marshall (D) Y
1917  | William Stephens (R) | C. C. Young (R) | 20R, 11D, 8P, 1I  | 69R, 9D, 1Prog, 1Proh  | Hiram Johnson (R)[c] | 5R, 4D, 1Prog, 1Proh
1918
1919  | Will C. Wood (NP) | 32R, 7D, 1I  | 70R, 10D  | 9R, 2D
1920  | Harding/
Coolidge (R) Y
1921  | Roy C. Riley (R) | 33R, 7D  | 73R, 7D  | Samuel M. Shortridge (R)
1922
1923  | Friend Richardson (R) | Charles G. Johnson (R) | 36R, 3D, 1I  | 76R, 4D
1924  | Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Y
1925  | 37R, 3D  | 75R, 5D
1926
1927  | C. C. Young (R) | Buron Fitts (R) | William John Cooper (NP/R) | 4R  | 35R, 5D  | 74R, 6D  | 10R, 1D
1928  | Hoover/
Curtis (R) Y
1929  | Herschel L. Carnahan (R) | Vierling C. Kersey (NP) | 71R, 7D, 2I
1930
1931  | James Rolph (R)[c] | Frank Merriam (R) | 36R, 4D  | 73R, 7D
1932  | Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Y
1933  | 35R, 5D  | 55R, 25D  | William Gibbs McAdoo (D)[j] | 11D, 9R
1934  | Frank Merriam (R) | vacant
1935  | George J. Hatfield (R) | 31R, 8D, 1I  | 42R, 37D, 1I  | 13D, 7R
1936
1937  | Harry B. Riley (R) | Walter F. Dexter (NP/R) | 25R, 15D  | 47D, 33R  | 15D, 4R, 1Prog
1938
1939  | Culbert Olson (D) | Ellis E. Patterson (D) | Earl Warren (R) | 3R, 1D  | 21R, 19D  | 44D, 36R  | Sheridan Downey (D) | 11D, 8R, 1Prog
1940  | Paul Peek (D) | Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Y
1941  | 24R, 16D  | 42D, 38R  | 10D, 10R
1942
1943  | Earl Warren (R) | Frederick F. Houser (R) | Robert W. Kenny (D) | Frank M. Jordan (R) | 44R, 36D  | 13D, 10R
1944  | Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Y
1945  | Roy E. Simpson (NP) | 24R, 20D  | 42R, 37D, 1I  | 16D, 7R
1946  | William Knowland (R)[g]
1947  | Goodwin Knight (R) | Frederick N. Howser (R) | Thomas Kuchel (R) | 48R, 32D  | 14R, 9D
1948  | Truman/
Barkley (D) Y
1949  | 26R, 14D  | 45R, 35D  | 12R, 11D
1950
1951  | Pat Brown (D) | 28R, 12D  | 47R, 33D  | Richard Nixon (R)
1952  | Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Y
1953  | Robert C. Kirkwood (R)[g] | 29R, 11D  | 53R, 27D  | Thomas Kuchel (R)[g] | 19R, 11D
1954  | Goodwin Knight (R) | Harold J. Powers (R) | 2R, 2D[h]
1955  | 22R, 18D  | 47R, 23D
1956
1957  | A. Ronald Burton (R) | 20D, 20R[k] | 42R, 38D  | 17R, 13D
1958
1959  | Pat Brown (D) | Glenn M. Anderson (D) | Stanley Mosk (D) | Bert A. Betts (D) | Alan Cranston (D) | 4D  | 26D, 14R  | 47D, 33R  | Clair Engle (D)[c] | 16D, 14R
1960  | Nixon/
Lodge (R) N
1961  | 30D, 10R  | 24D, 14R
1962
1963  | Max Rafferty (NP/R) | 27D, 13R  | 52D, 28R  | 23D, 15R
1964  | Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Y
Thomas C. Lynch (D)[g] | Pierre Salinger (D)[g]
1965  | 49D, 31R  | George Murphy (R)
1966
1967  | Ronald Reagan (R) | Robert Finch (R) | Ivy Baker Priest (R) | Houston Flournoy (R) | 21D, 19R[l] | 42D, 38R  | 21D, 17R
1968  | 20D, 20R  | Nixon/
Agnew (R) Y
1969  | Edwin Reinecke (R) | 21R, 19D  | 41R, 39D  | Alan Cranston (D)
1970  | H. P. Sullivan (R)
1971  | Evelle J. Younger (R) | Jerry Brown (D) | Wilson Riles (NP/D) | 21D, 19R  | 43D, 37R  | John V. Tunney (D) | 20D, 18R
1972
1973  | 20D, 20R[m] | 51D, 29R  | 23D, 20R
1974  | John L. Harmer (R)
1975  | Jerry Brown (D) | Mervyn Dymally (D) | March Fong Eu (D) | Jesse M. Unruh (D)[c] | Kenneth Cory (D) | 25D, 15R  | 55D, 25R  | 28D, 15R
1976  | Ford/
Dole (R) N
1977  | 28D, 12R  | 57D, 23R  | S. I. Hayakawa (R) | 29D, 14R
1978
1979  | Mike Curb (R) | George Deukmejian (R) | 3D, 1R  | 26D, 14R  | 50D, 30R  | 28D, 15R
1980  | Reagan/
Bush (R) Y
1981  | 47D, 33R  | 22D, 21R
1982
1983  | George Deukmejian (R) | Leo T. McCarthy (D) | John Van de Kamp (D) | Bill Honig (NP) | 25D, 15R  | 48D, 32R  | Pete Wilson (R)[n] | 28D, 17R
1984
1985  | 47D, 33R
1986
1987  | Gray Davis (D) | 2D, 2R[o] | 24D, 14R, 1I  | 44D, 36R
1988  | Elizabeth Whitney (D)[p] | Bill Honig (NP/D) | Bush/
Quayle (R) Y
1989  | Thomas W. Hayes (R)[g] | 47D, 33R
1990

## 1991–present

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Year | Executive offices | BOE | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral
votes

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Governor | Lieutenant
Governor | Attorney
General | Secretary
of State | Treasurer | Controller | Insurance
Comm. | Supt. of
Pub. Inst. | State
Senate | State
Assem. | U.S. Senator
(Class I) | U.S. Senator
(Class III) | U.S.
House
1991  | Pete Wilson (R) | Leo T. McCarthy (D) | Dan Lungren (R) | March Fong Eu (D) | Kathleen Brown (D) | Gray Davis (D) | John Garamendi (D) | Bill Honig (NP/D) | 2D, 2R[o] | 25D, 14R, 1I  | 46D, 34R  | John Seymour (R)[g] | Alan Cranston (D) | 26D, 19R  |
1992  | Clinton/
Gore (D) Y
1993  | David Dawson (NP)[p] | 23D, 15R, 2I  | 48D, 32R  | Dianne Feinstein (D)[c] | Barbara Boxer (D) | 30D, 22R
1994  | Tony Miller (D)[p]
1995  | Gray Davis (D) | Bill Jones (R) | Matt Fong (R) | Kathleen Connell (D) | Chuck
Quackenbush (R) | Delaine Eastin (NP/D) | 21D, 17R, 2I  | 41R, 39D[q] | 27D, 25R
1996  | 26D, 26R
1997  | 23D, 16R, 1I  | 43D, 37R  | 29D, 23R
1998
1999  | Gray Davis (D)[r] | Cruz Bustamante (D) | Bill Lockyer (D) | Phil Angelides (D) | 25D, 15R  | 47D, 32R, 1G  | 28D, 24R
2000  | J. Clark Kelso (R)[p] | 27D, 25R  | Gore/
Lieberman (D) N
2001  | Harry W. Low (D)[g] | 26D, 14R  | 50D, 30R  | 32D, 20R
2002
2003  | Kevin Shelley (D)[s] | Steve Westly (D) | John Garamendi (D) | Jack O'Connell (NP/D) | 25D, 15R  | 48D, 32R  | 33D, 20R
2004  | Arnold
Schwarzenegger
(R) | Kerry/
Edwards (D) N
2005  | Bruce McPherson (R)[g]
2006
2007  | John Garamendi (D) | Jerry Brown (D) | Debra Bowen (D) | Bill Lockyer (D) | John Chiang (D) | Steve Poizner (R) | 34D, 19R
2008  | Obama/
Biden (D) Y
2009  | 50D, 29R, 1I
2010  | Abel Maldonado (R)[g]
2011  | Jerry Brown (D) | Gavin Newsom (D) | Kamala Harris (D) | Dave Jones (D) | Tom Torlakson (NP/D) | 52D, 28R
2012  | 52D, 27R, 1I
2013  | 29D, 11R  | 55D, 25R
2014  | 28D, 12R[t]
2015  | Alex Padilla (D) | John Chiang (D) | Betty Yee (D) | 26D, 14R  | 52D, 28R  | 38D, 15R
2016  | Clinton/
Kaine (D) N
2017  | Xavier Becerra (D)[g] | 27D, 13R  | 55D, 25R  | Kamala Harris (D)[u] | 39D, 14R
2018  | 26D, 14R[v]
2019  | Gavin Newsom (D) | Eleni Kounalakis (D) | Fiona Ma (D) | Ricardo Lara (D) | Tony Thurmond
(NP/D) | 3D, 1R  | 29D, 11R  | 60D, 20R  | 46D, 7R
61D, 19R[w]
61D, 18R, 1I[x]
2020  | 45D, 7R[y] | Biden/
Harris (D) Y
2021  | Rob Bonta (D)[g] | Shirley Weber (D)[g] | 31D, 9R  | 60D, 19R, 1I  | Alex Padilla (D)[g] | 42D, 11R
2022
2023  | Malia Cohen (D) | 32D, 8R  | 62D, 18R  | Laphonza Butler (D)[g] | 40D, 12R
2024  | Harris/
Walz (D) N
31D, 9R[z]
2025  | 30D, 10R  | 60D, 20R  | Adam Schiff (D) | 43D, 9R
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials  | Alaskan Independence (AKIP)

Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
| Democratic (D)

Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
| Free Soil (FS)

Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
| Libertarian (L)

National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
| Prohibition (Proh)

Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
| Vermont Progressive (VP)

Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

1. ^ A Democrat, John Bigler, was re-elected Speaker, continuing in his service from when it was a non-partisan body.
2. ^ The Whig voted with the Know-Nothings to elect a Know-Nothing President Pro Tempore, Delos R. Ashley.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Died in office.
4. ^ A Democrat, William Irwin, was elected President Pro Tempore with the support of the People's Independent Party.
5. ^ A representative of the People's Independent Party, Morris M. Estee, was elected Speaker with the support of the Democrats.
6. ^ The senate elected a Democratic President Pro Tempore.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Appointed to fill vacancy.
8. ^ a b Republicans held the State Controller's office for the duration of this tie and cast the tie-breaking vote here, giving control of the Board to the Republicans.
9. ^ A Progressive Speaker was elected with Democratic support.
10. ^ Resigned November 8, 1938. Thomas M. Storke (D) was appointed to replace McAdoo on November 9, but as Congress was not in session Storke never took any legislative action or cast any votes during his time as Senator.
11. ^ A Democrat, Hugh M. Burns was elected Senate President Pro Tempore.
12. ^ A Democrat, J. Eugene McAteer died in office in May 1967 and was succeeded by a Republican Milton Marks in August 1967 shifting the Senate to 20D, 20R.
13. ^ Democrat James Mills continued as Senate President Pro Tempore.
14. ^ Resigned to take office as Governor of California.
15. ^ a b Democratic State Controllers held office for the entire duration of this tie, giving Democrats control of the Board.
16. ^ a b c d Deputy officer who served in an acting capacity during a vacancy.
17. ^ Democrat Willie Brown continued as Speaker for the first half of 1995 with the support of a Republican-turned-Independent, Paul Horcher, and two Republicans. Those two Republicans, Doris Allen and Brian Setencich, each served as Speaker for three months the second half of 1995. Republican Curt Pringle was then selected as Speaker in 1996 after the Independent and two Republicans were recalled and/or removed from office.
18. ^ Recalled in 2003.
19. ^ Resigned March 4, 2005. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Cathy Mitchell served in an acting capacity from March 4 until March 29.
20. ^ Republican Andy Vidak won a special election to fill the seat of Democrat Michael Rubio
21. ^ Resigned to take office as Vice President of the United States.
22. ^ Democratic Senator Josh Newman was recalled and replaced by Republican Ling Ling Chang.
23. ^ Republican Assemblyman Brian Maienschein switched to the Democratic Party.
24. ^ Republican Assemblyman Chad Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent.
25. ^ Democrat Katie Hill resigned and was succeeded by Republican Mike Garcia. Republican Duncan D. Hunter resigned and his seat remained vacant until the next election.
26. ^ Democratic state senator Marie Alvarado-Gil switched to the Republican Party.

## Party strength by number of registrations

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Graphical summary

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Political party registration over time  Year  | Total  | Democratic | Republican | NPA | American Ind. | Green | Libertarian | Natural Law | Reform | Peace & Freedom | Americans Elect

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1999[1][2] | 14,853,121 | 46.72% | 35.27% | 12.89% | 1.97% | 0.66% | 0.55% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.48% |
2001[3][4] | 15,577,686 | 45.57% | 34.76% | 14.43% | 2.04% | 0.91% | 0.60% | 0.35% | 0.48% | 0.41% |
2003[5][6] | 15,168,263 | 44.39% | 35.22% | 15.32% | 1.95% | 1.03% | 0.59% | 0.28% |  | 0.52% |
2005[7][8] | 16,628,673 | 43.04% | 34.49% | 17.88% | 1.99% | 0.95% | 0.54% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.40% |
2007[9][10] | 15,682,358 | 42.52% | 34.19% | 18.83% | 2.00% | 0.89% | 0.53% |  | 0.22% | 0.37% |
2009[11][12] | 17,334,275 | 44.52% | 31.14% | 19.99% | 2.17% | 0.67% | 0.48% |  | 0.16% | 0.32% |
2011[13][14] | 17,186,531 | 44.04% | 30.88% | 20.41% | 2.43% | 0.66% | 0.54% |  | 0.13% | 0.34% |
2013[15][16] | 18,055,783 | 43.93% | 28.94% | 20.86% | 2.64% | 0.63% | 0.61% |  | 0.09% | 0.34% | 0.02%
2015[17][18] | 17,717,936 | 43.15% | 27.98% | 23.57% | 2.71% | 0.62% | 0.69% |  |  | 0.44% |
2017[19][20] | 19,432,609 | 44.77% | 25.87% | 24.51% | 2.63% | 0.49% | 0.73% |  |  | 0.39% |
2019[21][22] | 19,978,449 | 43.11% | 23.57% | 28.26% | 2.59% | 0.44% | 0.77% |  |  | 0.38% |
2021[23][24] | 22,154,304 | 46.17% | 24.14% | 23.73% | 3.07% | 0.39% | 0.92% |  |  | 0.48% |
2023[25] | 21,980,768 | 46.89% | 23.83% | 22.48% | 3.61% | 0.44% | 1.07% |  |  | 0.57% |

## See also

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* Government and politics in California
* California locations by voter registration
* Politics of California
* Politics of California before 1900
* Elections in California
* Government of California

## References

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1. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 1999" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
2. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 1999" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
3. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2001" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
4. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2001" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
5. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2003" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
6. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2003" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
7. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2005" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
8. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2005" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
9. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2007" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
10. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2007" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
11. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2009" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
12. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2009" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
13. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2011" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
14. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2011" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
15. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2013" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
16. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2013" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
17. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2015" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
18. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2015" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
19. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2017" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
20. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2017" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
21. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2019" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
22. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2019" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
23. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2021" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
24. ^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify – February 10, 2021" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
25. ^ "Report of Registration – February 10, 2023" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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