Where Hillary, Bernie Won In California
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won Tuesday's primary in California by racking up large majorities in the state's most populous regions, including the Bay Area. Meanwhile, much of Bernie Sanders majorities were in lesser populated areas of the state.
Sanders, who trailed Clinton by more than 50 percentage points in California a year ago, made the Golden State crucial in the race for the Democratic nomination after winning primaries and caucuses in 20 states. Recent polls showed a tightening race between the two candidates, and both Clinton and Sanders campaigned vigorously throughout California in recent weeks.
The California Secretary of State's Office reported Wednesday morning that Clinton had 1,940,580 votes, while Sanders had 1,502,043, a margin of 55.8 percent to 43.2 percent.
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A map on the Secretary of State's website showed Clinton having more Democratic primary votes in all nine Bay Area counties, most of the Central Valley and in Southern California.
How Bay Area Counties Voted:
Alameda: Clinton 107,102 votes (53.7%), Sanders 91,324 votes (43.9%)
Contra Costa: Clinton 69,809 (59.4%), Sanders 46,909 (45.8%)
Marin: Clinton 27,238 (57.6%), Sanders 19,848 (42.0%)
Napa: Clinton 7,370 (60.2%), Sanders 4,781 (39.0%)
Santa Clara: Clinton 109,963 (60.5%), Sanders 70,468 (38.8%)
San Francisco: Clinton 85,070 (55.6%), Sanders 67,191 (43.9%)
San Mateo: Clinton 47,358 (60.9%), Sanders 30,003 (38.6%)
Solano: Clinton 31,753 (56.8%), Sanders 23,630 (42.3%)
Sonoma: Clinton 44,923 (50.9%), Sanders 42,715 (48.4%)
In Los Angeles County, the state's most populous county with 10.2 million residents, Clinton received 57 percent of the Democratic primary vote while Sanders received 42 percent. Clinton also led by double digits in San Diego and Sacramento Counties.
Meanwhile, the most populous county won by Sanders is Santa Cruz County (population 275,000), where he received 55.3 percent of the vote, compared to Clinton's 44.2 percent. Sanders did particularly well among Democratic primary voters in Northern California and the Sierra, including Lake, Mendocino and Shasta Counties.
The senator's biggest margin of victory in California was in Humboldt County, where Sanders received 68 percent of the vote.
The former Secretary of State was declared the presumptive Democratic nominee ahead of Tuesday's election, after receiving enough commitments from superdelegates. With Tuesday's vote, Clinton reached a majority of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses.