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Trinity County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 53% of the vote for governor in Trinity County, with about 90% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 4.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Trinity County

Governor

Steve Hilton
52.9%2,489
Xavier Becerra
47.1%2,217
90% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Trinity County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 12, 4:58 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +5.8R +9.8D +4.0
CA-02R +0.3R +9.8D +9.5

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Trinity County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris43.4%Donald Trump52.8%R +9.45,652
2020Joe Biden45.6%Donald Trump50.9%R +5.46,263
2016Hillary Clinton38.9%Donald Trump49.5%R +10.55,686
2012Barack Obama47.1%Mitt Romney47.9%R +0.75,674
2008Barack Obama50.7%John McCain46.1%D +4.66,374
2004John Kerry42.9%George W. Bush54.9%R +12.06,479
2000Al Gore33.3%George W. Bush57.6%R +24.35,797

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +14.9.

Other counties in California

California results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until California certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. California's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.