Political party strength in California

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

The table also indicates the party that held the majority in the:

For presidential years, the table indicates which party's candidate the state's electoral votes went to (PR).

The parties are as follows: Democratic (D), Republican (R), American (A), Constitutional Union (CU), Union (U), and Progressive (P). NP = Nonpartisan

Political Party Strength in California
Year
GV
LG
AG
SS
TR
CN
IC
SU
SN
AS
SC
USS
USHR
PR
2008 Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) John Garamendi (D) Jerry Brown (D) Debra Bowen (D) Bill Lockyer (D) John Chiang (D) Steve Poizner (R) Jack O'Connell (NP)
2007
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
R 6-1
D 2-0
D 34-19
2006
R
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
R 6-1
D 2-0
D 33-20
2005
R
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
R 6-1
D 2-0
D 33-20
2004
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 33-20
D
2003
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 33-20
2002
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 50-30
D 2-0
D 32-20
2001
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 50-30
D 2-0
D 32-20
2000
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 28-24
D
1999
D
D
D
R
D
D
R
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 28-24
1998
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
NP
D 23-16-1
D 43-37
D 2-0
D 29-23
1997
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
NP
D 23-16-1
D 43-37
D 2-0
D 29-23
1996
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
NP
D 21-17-2
R 41-39
D 2-0
26-26
D
1995
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
NP
D 21-17-2
R 41-39
D 2-0
26-26
1994
R
D
R
D
D
D
D
NP
D 23-15-2
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 30-22
1993
R
D
R
D
D
D
D
NP
D 23-15-2
D 48-32
D 2-0
D 30-22
1992
R
D
R
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-14-1
D 48-32
1-1
D 26-19
D
1991
R
D
R
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-14-1
D 48-32
1-1
D 26-19
1990
R
D
D
D
R
D
NP
D 24-15-1
D 47-33
1-1
D 26-19
1989
R
D
D
D
R
D
NP
D 24-15-1
D 47-33
1-1
D 27-18
1988
R
D
D
D
?
D
NP
D 23-16-1
D 44-36
1-1
D 27-18
R
1987
R
D
D
D
?
D
NP
D 23-16-1
D 44-36
1-1
D 27-18
1986
R
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 47-33
1-1
D 27-18
1985
R
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 47-33
1-1
D 27-18
1984
R
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 49-31
1-1
D 27-18
R
1983
R
D
D
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 49-31
1-1
D 28-17
1982
D
R
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
1-1
D 22-21
1981
D
R
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 48-32
1-1
D 22-21
1980
D
R
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 50-30
1-1
D 25-18
R
1979
D
R
R
D
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 50-30
1-1
D 25-18
1978
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 57-23
1-1
D 29-14
1977
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 57-23
1-1
D 29-14
1976
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 55-25
D 2-0
D 28-15
R
1975
D
D
R
D
D
D
NP
D 26-14
D 55-25
D 2-0
D 28-15
1974
R
R
R
D
R
R
NP
D 21-19
D 49-31
D 2-0
D 23-20
1973
R
R
R
D
R
R
NP
D 21-19
D 49-31
D 2-0
D 23-20
1972
R
R
R
D
R
R
NP
D 22-18
D 43-37
D 2-0
D 20-18
R
1971
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
D 22-18
D 43-37
D 2-0
D 20-18
1970
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
R 41-39
1-1
D 21-17
1969
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
R 41-39
1-1
D 21-17
1968
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
D 42-38
R 2-0
D 21-17
R
1967
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
D 42-38
R 2-0
D 21-17
1966
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 27-13
D 49-31
R 2-0
D 23-15
1965
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 27-13
D 49-31
R 2-0
D 23-15
1964
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 28-12
D 52-28
1-1
D 23-15
D
1963
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 28-12
D 52-28
1-1
D 23-15
1962
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 27-13
D 47-33
1-1
D 23-15
1961
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 27-13
D 47-33
1-1
D 23-15
1960
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 47-32-1
1-1
D 16-14
R
1959
D
D
D
R
D
D
NP
D 25-15
D 47-32-1
1-1
D 16-14
1958
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
R 42-38
R 2-0
R 17-13
1957
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
D 21-19
R 42-38
R 2-0
R 17-13
1956
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
R 49-31
R 2-0
R 19-11
R
1955
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
R 49-31
R 2-0
R 19-11
1954
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 28-12
R 54-26
R 2-0
R 19-11
1953
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 28-12
R 54-26
R 2-0
R 19-11
1952
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 27-13
R 47-33
R 2-0
R 12-11
R
1951
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 27-13
R 47-33
R 2-0
R 12-11
1950
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 25-15
R 46-34
1-1
R 12-11
1949
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 25-15
R 46-34
1-1
R 12-11
1948
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 27-13
R 52-28
1-1
R 14-9
D
1947
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 27-13
R 52-28
1-1
R 14-9
1946
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 24-16
R 42-38
1-1
D 16-7
1945
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 24-16
R 42-38
1-1
D 16-7
1944
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
R 43-37
1-1
D 12-11
D
1943
R
R
D
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
R 43-37
1-1
D 12-11
1942
D
D
R
D
R
R
NP
R 24-16
D 45-35
1-1
10-10
1941
D
D
R
D
R
R
NP
R 24-16
D 45-35
1-1
10-10
1940
D
D
R
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
D 44-36
1-1
D 11-8-1
D
1939
D
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 23-17
D 44-36
1-1
D 11-8-1
1938
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 25-15
D 46-34
1-1
D 15-4-1
1937
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 25-15
D 46-34
1-1
D 15-4-1
1936
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 33-7
R 41-39
1-1
D 13-7
D
1935
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 33-7
R 41-39
1-1
D 13-7
1934
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 56-24
1-1
D 11-9
1933
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 56-24
1-1
D 11-9
1932
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 37-3
R 74-6
R 2-0
R 10-1
D
1931
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 37-3
R 74-6
R 2-0
R 10-1
1930
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 70-8-2
R 2-0
R 10-1
1929
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 70-8-2
R 2-0
R 10-1
1928
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 73-7
R 2-0
R 10-1
R
1927
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 35-5
R 73-7
R 2-0
R 10-1
1926
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 38-2
R 73-7
R 2-0
R 9-2
1925
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 38-2
R 73-7
R 2-0
R 9-2
1924
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 37-3
R 74-6
R 2-0
R 9-2
R
1923
R
R
R
R
R
R
NP
R 37-3
R 74-6
R 2-0
R 9-2
1922
R
R
R
R
P
R
NP
R 33-7
R 72-8
R 2-0
R 9-2
1921
R
R
R
R
P
R
NP
R 33-7
R 72-8
R 2-0
R 9-2
1920
R
R
R
R
P
R
NP
R 31-9
R 67-13
1-1
R 5-4-1-1
R
1919
R
R
R
R
P
R
NP
R 31-9
R 67-13
1-1
R 5-4-1-1
1918
R
R
R
R
P
R
R
R 23-10-7
R 67-10-2-1
1-1
R 5-4-1-1
1917
R
R
R
R
P
R
R
R 23-10-7
R 67-10-2-1
1-1
R 5-4-1-1
1916
R
P
R
R
P
R
R
R 22-11-7
R 33-26-15-3-3
1-1
R 5-3-1-1-1
D
1915
R
P
R
R
P
R
R
R 22-11-7
R 33-26-15-3-3
1-1
R 5-3-1-1-1
1914
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 30-10
R 67-12-1
R 2-0
R 6-3-1-1
1913
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 30-10
R 67-12-1
R 2-0
R 6-3-1-1
1912
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 31-9
R 69-11
R 2-0
R 7-1
P
1911
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 31-9
R 69-11
R 2-0
R 7-1
1910
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 15-4-1
R 60-20
R 2-0
R 8-0
1909
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 15-4-1
R 60-20
R 2-0
R 8-0
1908
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 35-4-1
R 76-3-1
R 2-0
R 8-0
R
1907
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 35-4-1
R 76-3-1
R 2-0
R 8-0
1906
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 34-5-1
R 77-3
R 2-0
R 8-0
1905
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 34-5-1
R 77-3
R 2-0
R 8-0
1904
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 33-6-1
R 60-19-1
R 2-0
R 5-3
R
1903
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 33-6-1
R 60-19-1
R 2-0
R 5-3
1902
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 33-7
R 60-19-1
R 2-0
R 7-0
1901
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 33-7
R 60-19-1
R 2-0
R 7-0
1900
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 25-15
R 57-21-2
R 2-0
R 6-1
R
1899
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 25-15
R 57-21-2
R 2-0
R 6-1
1898
D
D
R
R
D
R
R
R 28-12
R 48-16-14-2
1-1
R 3-2-2
1897
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R 28-12
R 48-16-14-2
1-1
R 3-2-2
1896
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R 25-15
R 62-16-2
1-1
R 6-1
R
1895
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R 25-15
R 62-16-2
1-1
R 6-1
1894
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 22-18
D 44-32-2-2
1-1
D 4-2-1
1893
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 22-18
D 44-32-2-2
1-1
D 4-2-1
1892
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 22-18
R 59-20-1
R 2-0
R 4-2
D
1891
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R 22-18
R 59-20-1
R 2-0
R 4-2
1890
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
D 21-19
D 43-37
1-1
R 4-2
1889
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
D 21-19
D 43-37
1-1
R 4-2
1888
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 41-39
1-1
R 4-2
R
1887
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 41-39
1-1
R 4-2
1886
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R 2-0
R 5-1
1885
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
R 5-1
1884
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
D 6-0
R
1883
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
D 6-0
1882
R
R
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
2-2
1881
R
R
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
2-2
1880
R
R
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
R 3-1
D
1879
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
1-1
R 3-1
1878
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 2-0
2-2
1877
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 2-0
D 3-1
1876
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 2-0
D 3-1
R
1875
R
D
D
D
D
D
R
R 2-0
D 3-1
1874
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
R 3-1
1873
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
R 3-1
1872
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
R 3-0
R
1871
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
1-1
R 3-0
1870
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
D 2-1
1869
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
D 2-1
1868
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R 2-0
D 2-1
R
1867
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
R 2-0
D 2-1
1866
R
R
U
R
R
CU
U
1-1
D 3-0
1865
R
R
U
R
R
CU
U
1-1
R 3-0
1864
R
R
U
R
R
CU
U
1-1
R 3-0
R
1863
R
R
U
R
R
CU
U
1-1
R 3-0
1862
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
R 3-0
1861
D
D
D
D
D
?
D
D 2-0
R 3-0
1860
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
R
1859
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1858
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1857
A
A
A
A
A
A
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1856
A
A
A
A
A
A
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
D
1855
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1854
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1853
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1852
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
D
1851
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 2-0
D 2-0
1850
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
1-1
1849
D
D
D
D
D
D
1-1
1-1