Editing Del Norte County, California (section)

==Politics==
Del Norte is traditionally a strongly [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] county in [[President of the United States|Presidential]] and [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[United States presidential election in California, 1976|1976]]; even so, [[Bill Clinton]] received a plurality in [[United States presidential election in California, 1992|1992]]. In 2016, with [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] flipping, Del Norte County became the only county on California's coast to vote for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. As of 2024, it is now the only county on California's coast that votes Republican for President.

{{PresHead|place=Del Norte County, California|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=Uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,999|4,266|300|California}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,461|4,677|315|California}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,134|3,485|939|California}}  
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,614|3,791|365|California}}  
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,967|4,323|241|California}}  
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,356|3,892|173|California}}  
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,526|3,117|651|California}}  
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,670|3,652|1,567|California}}  
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,083|3,639|2,631|California}}  
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,714|3,587|167|California}}  
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,996|2,696|149|California}}  
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,016|2,338|633|California}}  
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,481|2,789|208|California}}  
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,927|2,156|565|California}}  
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,387|2,236|545|California}}  
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,075|3,652|0|California}}  
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,024|3,225|45|California}}  
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,918|2,552|17|California}}  
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,938|1,640|53|California}}  
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,541|1,172|127|California}}  
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,011|818|1|California}}  
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,233|1,034|35|California}}  
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|853|1,292|29|California}}  
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|637|1,319|103|California}}  
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|771|599|10|California}}  
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|530|122|355|California}}  
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|596|279|77|California}}  
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|499|471|169|California}}  
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|0|323|520|California}}  
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|450|202|107|California}}  
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|429|187|97|California}}  
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|334|291|20|California}}  
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|345|334|18|California}}  
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|235|339|69|California}}

{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:left; margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Del Norte County vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2022 California gubernatorial election|2022]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.0%''' ''5,111''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.0% ''3,264''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|2021]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.9%''' ''5,243''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.1% ''3,505''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.7%''' ''4,887''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.3% ''3,441''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.4%''' ''3,539''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.6% ''3,488''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.2% ''3,373''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.0%''' ''4,093''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.9%''' ''3,639''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.2% ''2,531''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2003 California gubernatorial recall election|2003]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.0%''' ''3,522''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.6% ''1,634''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.8%''' ''3,093''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.3% ''2,922''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''3,087''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.3%''' ''3,820''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.8%''' ''4,626''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.7% ''2,372''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.2%''' ''3,615''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.0% ''2,717''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1986|1986]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.8%''' ''4,213''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.6% ''2,026''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.3%''' ''3,355''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.9% ''2,934''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.9%''' ''2,933''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.7% ''2,451''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1974|1974]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.1% ''1,921''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.6%''' ''2,149''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1970|1970]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.1%''' ''2,755''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.0% ''1,977''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1966|1966]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.0%''' ''3,409''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.0% ''1,918''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 1962|1962]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.9% ''2,418''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.0%''' ''2,741''
|}
In line with its voting habits, Del Norte's registered voting population is heavily Republican. As of October 2024, approximately 83% of eligible voters are registered to vote in Del Norte County, with approximately 29% registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and approximately 41% registered as [[Republican Party US|Republicans]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2024/county.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241113000010/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2024/county.pdf |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|title=Report of Registration as of October 21, 2024 Registration by County}}</ref>

Del Norte County is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

In the [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]], Del Norte County is in {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 1, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref> In the [[California State Senate|State Senate]], the county is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>

=== Voter registration statistics ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]  . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | 28,561
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114419/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=November 3, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>
| 12,239
| 42.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 4,252
| 34.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 4,595
| 37.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic&ndash;Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| <span style="color: #800080;">'''-343'''</span>
| <span style="color: #800080;">'''-2.8%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 541
| 4.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 100
| 0.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 90
| 0.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 49
| 0.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 0
| 0.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 150
| 1.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 2,462
| 20.1%
|}

{{clear}}

==== Cities by population and voter registration ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="8" | Cities by population and voter registration
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | D&ndash;R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
|-
| [[Crescent City, California|Crescent City]] || 7,673 || 22.3% || 35.5% || 29.4% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+6.1%'''</span> || 15.3% || 25.5%
|}