Who won California in the 2020 presidential election?

Biden (Democratic) carried California in 2020, winning its 55 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 2020?

California cast 55 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 2020?

Yes. California backed Joe Biden, who won the presidency that year.

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2020

California: Biden carries 55 EV.

California cast its 55 electoral votes for Biden (Democratic). National winner: Joe Biden (Democratic) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in California, 2020

In 2020, California awarded its 55 electoral votes to Biden of the Democratic party. California ended up on the winning side — Joe Biden captured the White House that year.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which California backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona broke the same way in 2020. Across the 44 presidential elections California has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Joe Biden took 306 of the 538 electoral votes, against Donald Trump's 232. Joe Biden led the national popular vote with 51.31% of the ballots cast.

The 2020 national map

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