VOTING FOR PRESIDENT

Despite the stereotype, a Democratic presidential candidate HAS carried Orange County. Of course, it was a half century ago. The chart shows the major party county, state and U.S. vote totals for president over the last 60 years. Incidentally, Orange County has voted for the winner nine out of the last 15 presidential elections. Those winners are marked with a *.

Votes in Votes in Votes in Candidates (Party) Orange County California United States 1928 Herbert Hoover (R)* 30,270 1,147,929 21,392,190 Al Smith (D) 7,611 614,365 15,016,443 1932 Franklin Roosevelt (D)* 23,835 1,324,157 22,821,857 Herbert Hoover (R) 22,623 847,902 15,761,841 1936 Franklin Roosevelt (D)* 29,836 1,766,836 27,751,597 Alf Landon (R) 23,494 836,431 16,679,583 1940 Franklin Roosevelt (D)* 28,236 1,877,618 27,243,466 Wendell Wilkie (R) 36,070 1,351,419 22,304,755 1944 Franklin Roosevelt (D)* 28,649 1,988,564 25,602,505 Thomas Dewey (R) 38,394 1,512,965 22,006,278 1948 Harry Truman (D)* 29,018 1,913,134 24,105,812 Thomas Dewey (R) 48,587 1,895,269 21,970,065 1952 Dwight Eisenhower (R)* 77,548 2,897,310 33,936,252 Adlai Stevenson (D) 32,530 2,197,548 27,314,992 1956 Dwight Eisenhower (R)* 113,510 3,027,668 35,585,316 Adlai Stevenson (D) 54,895 2,420,136 26,031,322 1960 John F. Kennedy (D)* 112,007 3,224,099 34,227,096 Richard Nixon (R) 174,891 3,259,722 34,108,546 1964 Lyndon Johnson (D)* 176,539 4,171,877 43,126,506 Barry Goldwater (R) 224,196 2,879,108 27,176,799 1968 Richard Nixon (R)* 314,905 3,467,664 31,785,480 Hubert Humphrey (D) 148,869 3,244,318 31,275,166 1972 Richard Nixon (R)* 442,587 4,602,096 47,165,234 George McGovern (D) 174,695 3,475,847 29,170,774 1976 Jimmy Carter (D)* 227,472 3,742,284 40,828,929 Gerald Ford (R) 397,917 3,882,244 39,148,940 1980 Ronald Reagan (R)* 529,797 4,524,858 43,899,248 Jimmy Carter (D) 176,704 3,083,661 35,481,435 1984 Ronald Reagan (R)* 615,099 5,305,410 54,455,075 Walter Mondale (D) 200,477 3,815,947 37,577,185

Sources: “California Votes, 1928-1960,” “California Votes, 1960-1972,” “World Almanac, 1988” and the Orange County Registrar of Voters.