The 1860 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
1860 United States presidential election in California|
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County Results
Lincoln
30-40%
40-50%
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Douglas
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Breckinridge
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
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California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Illinois representative Abraham Lincoln. He defeated the Democratic nominee, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the Southern Democratic nominee, Vice President John C. Breckinridge and the Consitutional Union nominee John Bell. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 0.61%, or 734 votes.
Results by County
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County
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Abraham Lincoln
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Stephen A. Douglas
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John C. Breckinridge
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John Bell
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Total Votes Cast[2]
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Alameda
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1,033
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49.45%
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513
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24.56%
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481
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23.03%
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62
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2.97%
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2,089
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Amador
|
995
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24.97%
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1,866
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46.84%
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945
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23.72%
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178
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4.47%
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3,984
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Butte
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1,437
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32.38%
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1,502
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33.84%
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1,173
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26.43%
|
326
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7.35%
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4,438
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Calaveras
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978
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20.30%
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1,883
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39.08%
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1,717
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35.64%
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240
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4.98%
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4,818
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Colusa
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258
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25.47%
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235
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23.20%
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386
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38.10%
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134
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13.23%
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1,013
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Contra Costa
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608
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39.45%
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413
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26.80%
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386
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25.05%
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134
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8.70%
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1,541
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Del Norte
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175
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33.72%
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88
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16.96%
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217
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41.81%
|
39
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7.51%
|
519
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El Dorado
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2,119
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30.06%
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2,695
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38.23%
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1,901
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26.96%
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335
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4.75%
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7,050
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Fresno
|
53
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11.28%
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22
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4.68%
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272
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57.87%
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123
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26.17%
|
470
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Humboldt
|
335
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32.49%
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444
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43.06%
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232
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22.50%
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20
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1.94%
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1,031
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Klamath
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92
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13.77%
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377
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56.44%
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163
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24.40%
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36
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5.39%
|
668
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Los Angeles
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352
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20.44%
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475
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27.58%
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688
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39.95%
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207
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12.02%
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1,722
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Marin
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408
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40.28%
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282
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27.84%
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285
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28.13%
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38
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3.75%
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1,013
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Mariposa
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262
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13.90%
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489
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25.94%
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815
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43.24%
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319
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16.92%
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1,885
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Mendocino
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198
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18.70%
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235
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22.19%
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499
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47.12%
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127
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11.99%
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1,059
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Merced
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42
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10.74%
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52
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13.30%
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233
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59.59%
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64
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16.37%
|
391
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Monterey
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306
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38.64%
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233
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29.42%
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246
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31.06%
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7
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0.88%
|
792
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Napa
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441
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24.79%
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518
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29.12%
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679
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38.17%
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141
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7.93%
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1,779
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Nevada
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2,539
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36.45%
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2,373
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34.07%
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1,653
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23.73%
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400
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5.74%
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6,965
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Placer
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1,743
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29.93%
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1,858
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31.90%
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1,448
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24.86%
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775
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13.31%
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5,824
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Plumas
|
458
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28.18%
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503
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30.95%
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453
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27.88%
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211
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12.98%
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1,625
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Sacramento
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2,670
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35.40%
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2,836
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37.60%
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1,684
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22.33%
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352
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4.67%
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7,542
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San Bernardino
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305
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37.24%
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224
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27.35%
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192
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23.44%
|
98
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11.97%
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819
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San Diego
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81
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30.45%
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29
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10.90%
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148
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55.64%
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8
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3.01%
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266
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San Francisco
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6,825
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47.53%
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4,035
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28.10%
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2,560
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17.83%
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940
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6.55%
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14,360
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San Joaquin
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1,131
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32.92%
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733
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21.33%
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1,373
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39.96%
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199
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5.79%
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3,436
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San Luis Obispo
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148
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34.99%
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120
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28.37%
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155
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36.64%
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0
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0.00%
|
423
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San Mateo
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389
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35.27%
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543
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49.23%
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130
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11.79%
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41
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3.72%
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1,103
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Santa Barbara
|
46
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9.70%
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305
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64.35%
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123
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25.95%
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0
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0.00%
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474
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Santa Clara
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1,465
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46.10%
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881
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27.72%
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722
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22.72%
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110
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3.46%
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3,178
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Santa Cruz
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670
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47.72%
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286
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20.37%
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319
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22.72%
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129
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9.19%
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1,404
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Shasta
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464
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19.37%
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1,094
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45.68%
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585
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24.43%
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252
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10.52%
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2,395
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Sierra
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1,468
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30.95%
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1,539
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32.45%
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1,347
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28.40%
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389
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8.20%
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4,743
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Siskiyou
|
955
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25.58%
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1,503
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40.25%
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760
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20.35%
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516
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13.82%
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3,734
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Solano
|
681
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29.33%
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603
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25.97%
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746
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32.13%
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292
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12.58%
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2,322
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Sonoma
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1,236
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32.96%
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612
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16.32%
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1,467
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39.12%
|
435
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11.60%
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3,750
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Stanislaus
|
167
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18.58%
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232
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25.81%
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433
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48.16%
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67
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7.45%
|
899
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Sutter
|
403
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30.44%
|
441
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33.31%
|
440
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33.23%
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40
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3.02%
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1,324
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Tehama
|
243
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18.65%
|
496
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38.07%
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311
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23.87%
|
253
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19.42%
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1,303
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Trinity
|
516
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24.03%
|
885
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41.22%
|
593
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27.62%
|
153
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7.13%
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2,147
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Tulare
|
141
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10.57%
|
211
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15.82%
|
574
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43.03%
|
408
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30.58%
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1,334
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Tuolumne
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1,633
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29.47%
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1,503
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27.12%
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2,034
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36.70%
|
372
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6.71%
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5,542
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Yolo
|
535
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31.25%
|
497
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29.03%
|
606
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35.40%
|
74
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4.32%
|
1,712
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Yuba
|
1,665
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32.92%
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1,360
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26.89%
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1,874
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37.05%
|
159
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3.14%
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5,058
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Totals:
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38,733
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32.32%
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37,999
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31.71%
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33,969
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28.35%
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9,111
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7.60%
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119,827
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References
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