Kamala Harris secured a decisive victory in California on Tuesday, capturing the state’s 54 electoral votes, the largest prize in the 2024 presidential election. The outcome, widely anticipated in the heavily Democratic state where Harris once served as US senator and attorney general, was confirmed by the Associated Press.
In the latest count, Harris received 312,540 votes, while former President Donald Trump garnered 229,242 votes. California, the nation’s most populous state, has not supported a Republican candidate in a presidential race since 1988. The Republican Party has not mounted a serious challenge in California since the 2000 election.
The state’s political landscape is dominated by Democrats, who outnumber Republicans by about 2-to-1 in registered voters. The Democratic Party controls every statewide office and maintains a strong presence in the Legislature and congressional delegation.
This victory is in line with the 2020 and 2016 elections, where Democrats also triumphed in California. In 2020, Joe Biden won the state with 64% of the vote, leaving Trump with just 35%. Similarly, in 2016, Hillary Clinton claimed California with 62% of the vote to Trump’s 33%.