1948 United States presidential election in California
1948 United States presidential election in California|
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Turnout | 80.54% (of registered voters) 5.59 pp 66.77% (of eligible voters) 1.05 pp[1] |
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The 1948 United States presidential election in California took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California narrowly voted for the Democratic incumbent, Harry Truman, over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, even though Dewey's running mate was California Governor Earl Warren. California was the tipping-point state for Truman's victory.
Results
1948 United States presidential election in California[2]
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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Percentage
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Electoral votes
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Democratic
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Harry S. Truman (incumbent)
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1,913,134
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47.57%
|
25
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Republican
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Thomas E. Dewey
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1,895,269
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47.13%
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0
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Independent Progressive
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Henry A. Wallace
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190,381
|
4.73%
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0
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Prohibition
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Claude A. Watson
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16,926
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0.42%
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0
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No party
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Norman Thomas (write-in)
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3,459
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0.09%
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0
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No party
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Strom Thurmond (write-in)
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1,228
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0.03%
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0
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No party
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Write-ins
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813
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0.02%
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0
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No party
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Edward A. Teichert (write-in)
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195
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0.00%
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0
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No party
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Farrell Dobbs (write-in)
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133
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0.00%
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0
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Invalid or blank votes
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—
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Totals
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4,021,538
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100.00%
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25
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Voter turnout
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—
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Results by county
County
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Truman
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Votes
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Dewey
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Votes
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Wallace
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Votes
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Others
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Votes
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Solano
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63.50%
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23,257
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33.71%
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12,345
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2.63%
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962
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0.16%
|
60
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Lassen
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62.91%
|
3,632
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33.95%
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1,960
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2.75%
|
159
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0.38%
|
22
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Plumas
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61.78%
|
3,125
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32.76%
|
1,657
|
5.08%
|
257
|
0.38%
|
19
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Kings
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59.97%
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6,909
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37.23%
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4,289
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1.90%
|
219
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0.90%
|
104
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Placer
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58.49%
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8,837
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36.87%
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5,570
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4.18%
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632
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0.46%
|
70
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Fresno
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58.49%
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47,762
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37.20%
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30,379
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3.74%
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3,056
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0.57%
|
468
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Sacramento
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58.38%
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54,197
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37.78%
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35,074
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3.43%
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3,185
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0.42%
|
386
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Madera
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58.18%
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5,226
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38.03%
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3,416
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3.08%
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277
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0.70%
|
63
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Amador
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57.45%
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2,334
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38.84%
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1,578
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2.88%
|
117
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0.84%
|
34
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Shasta
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56.86%
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7,177
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39.69%
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5,010
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3.18%
|
402
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0.27%
|
34
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Kern
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56.16%
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33,029
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41.60%
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24,464
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1.89%
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1,109
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0.36%
|
209
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Contra Costa
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55.02%
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50,277
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40.45%
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36,958
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4.23%
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3,868
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0.30%
|
273
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Merced
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54.95%
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9,959
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42.60%
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7,721
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1.99%
|
360
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0.46%
|
84
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Ventura
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54.77%
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18,100
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42.15%
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13,930
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2.59%
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856
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0.49%
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163
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Siskiyou
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54.00%
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6,749
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42.53%
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5,315
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3.20%
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400
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0.27%
|
34
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Yolo
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52.47%
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6,655
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43.83%
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5,560
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3.22%
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409
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0.47%
|
60
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Sierra
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52.46%
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660
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43.40%
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546
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3.82%
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48
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0.32%
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4
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El Dorado
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51.95%
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3,493
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43.04%
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2,894
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4.30%
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289
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0.71%
|
48
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Colusa
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51.78%
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2,020
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46.22%
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1,803
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1.77%
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69
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0.23%
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9
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Modoc
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50.53%
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1,607
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46.54%
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1,480
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2.58%
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82
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0.35%
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11
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Tulare
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50.22%
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19,681
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46.98%
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18,414
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2.03%
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797
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0.77%
|
300
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Yuba
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49.68%
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3,608
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46.85%
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3,403
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2.99%
|
217
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0.48%
|
35
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Calaveras
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49.42%
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1,995
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46.77%
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1,888
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3.17%
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128
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0.64%
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26
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Trinity
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48.68%
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1,053
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45.08%
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975
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5.83%
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126
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0.42%
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9
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Humboldt
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48.43%
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11,268
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47.19%
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10,979
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3.91%
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909
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0.47%
|
110
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San Francisco
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47.82%
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167,726
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45.66%
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160,135
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6.13%
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21,492
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0.39%
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1,356
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Stanislaus
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47.82%
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18,350
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48.38%
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18,564
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2.34%
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899
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1.45%
|
558
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San Diego
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47.80%
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98,217
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49.43%
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101,552
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2.34%
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4,815
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0.43%
|
875
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Alameda
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47.80%
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154,549
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46.57%
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150,588
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5.21%
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16,853
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0.41%
|
1,341
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San Bernardino
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47.68%
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45,691
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48.59%
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46,570
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2.87%
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2,746
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0.87%
|
831
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Nevada
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47.01%
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3,914
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47.05%
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3,917
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5.45%
|
454
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0.49%
|
41
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San Joaquin
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47.01%
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27,908
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49.08%
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29,135
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3.46%
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2,051
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0.45%
|
267
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Los Angeles
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47.00%
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812,690
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46.51%
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804,232
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5.85%
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101,085
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0.64%
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11,075
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Tuolumne
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46.78%
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2,561
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48.21%
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2,639
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4.55%
|
249
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0.46%
|
25
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Glenn
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46.64%
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2,578
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50.99%
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2,819
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1.95%
|
108
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0.42%
|
23
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Monterey
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46.10%
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15,704
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50.59%
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17,233
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2.82%
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959
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0.49%
|
167
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Butte
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45.68%
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10,133
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49.36%
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10,948
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4.22%
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936
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0.74%
|
164
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Sutter
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45.08%
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3,362
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52.47%
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3,913
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1.74%
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130
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0.71%
|
53
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Imperial
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44.89%
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5,301
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52.64%
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6,217
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1.93%
|
228
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0.54%
|
64
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Tehama
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44.72%
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2,920
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51.27%
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3,348
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3.15%
|
206
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0.86%
|
56
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Mendocino
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44.06%
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5,553
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50.53%
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6,368
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5.09%
|
642
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0.32%
|
40
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Napa
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43.64%
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7,207
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52.82%
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8,724
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2.89%
|
477
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0.65%
|
108
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San Luis Obispo
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42.14%
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8,135
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53.49%
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10,325
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3.61%
|
696
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0.77%
|
148
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Santa Clara
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42.11%
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41,905
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53.25%
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52,982
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4.07%
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4,049
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0.57%
|
566
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San Benito
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42.03%
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2,096
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55.64%
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2,775
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1.80%
|
90
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0.52%
|
26
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Del Norte
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41.27%
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1,172
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54.26%
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1,541
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4.26%
|
121
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0.21%
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6
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Riverside
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40.28%
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23,305
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55.66%
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32,209
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2.93%
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1,694
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1.13%
|
656
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Inyo
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40.21%
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1,539
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55.79%
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2,135
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3.61%
|
138
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0.39%
|
15
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Sonoma
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40.08%
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16,026
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55.21%
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22,077
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4.26%
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1,705
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0.44%
|
176
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Mariposa
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39.85%
|
983
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55.86%
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1,378
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3.69%
|
91
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0.61%
|
15
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San Mateo
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39.66%
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34,215
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56.69%
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48,909
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3.47%
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2,993
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0.18%
|
155
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Marin
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38.17%
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12,540
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57.06%
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18,747
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4.61%
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1,513
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0.17%
|
55
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Santa Barbara
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38.04%
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13,085
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58.13%
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19,998
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3.26%
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1,122
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0.57%
|
195
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Lake
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37.48%
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1,999
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57.27%
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3,054
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4.46%
|
238
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0.79%
|
42
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Santa Cruz
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36.95%
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9,862
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57.68%
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15,395
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4.06%
|
1,084
|
1.31%
|
349
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Orange
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36.36%
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29,018
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60.88%
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48,587
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1.94%
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1,545
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0.83%
|
664
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Mono
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30.54%
|
255
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64.79%
|
541
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3.95%
|
33
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0.72%
|
6
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Alpine
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18.12%
|
25
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76.81%
|
106
|
4.35%
|
6
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0.72%
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1
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