The 1852 United States presidential election in California was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

This was California's first presidential election, following its admission as the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The Democratic nominee, New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, won the state, defeating the Whig nominee, United States Army General Winfield Scott.

Pierce won the state by a margin of 6.27%.

Results + General Election ResultsOriginal Manuscript Returns, California State ArchivesParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin Pierce W. S. Sherwood40,885 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Andreas Pico40,573 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce T. J. Henley40,572 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce J. W. Gregory40,507 Whig Party Winfield Scott J. C. Fall36,052 Whig Party Winfield Scott D. H. Haskell35,789 Whig Party Winfield Scott T. D. Johns35,752 Whig Party Winfield Scott J. E. Hale35,731 Free Soil Party John Hale Asa D. Hatch66 Free Soil Party John Hale Asa Walker66 Free Soil Party John Hale J. Bryant Hill65 Free Soil Party John Hale J. A. Lloyd65 Write-in Scattering56Votes cast 77,059

Results by county County Franklin PierceDemocratic Winfield ScottWhig John HaleFree Soil ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Butte1,74154.09%1,47845.91%00.00%00.00%2638.17%3,219Calaveras2,83855.29%2,28844.57%60.12%10.02%55010.71%5,133Colusa23250.66%22649.34%00.00%00.00%61.31%458Contra Costa59058.82%41341.18%00.00%00.00%17717.65%1,003El Dorado6,10654.24%5,14445.69%00.00%80.07%9628.55%11,258Klamath21049.18%21750.82%00.00%00.00%-7-1.64%427Los Angeles57453.64%49646.36%00.00%00.00%787.29%1,070Marin13748.58%14551.42%00.00%00.00%-8-2.84%282Mariposa1,29260.21%85439.79%00.00%00.00%43820.41%2,146Monterey27383.49%5416.51%00.00%00.00%21966.97%327Napa26756.93%20243.07%00.00%00.00%6513.86%469Nevada2,85552.17%2,61847.83%00.00%00.00%2374.33%5,473Placer2,83055.46%2,27344.54%00.00%00.00%55710.92%5,103Sacramento3,27947.43%3,63552.57%00.00%00.00%-356-5.15%6,914San Diego10549.53%10750.47%00.00%00.00%-2-0.94%212San Francisco4,24150.11%4,16249.18%550.65%50.06%790.93%8,463San Joaquin1,19850.74%1,15949.09%40.17%00.00%391.65%2,361San Luis Obispo118.94%11291.06%00.00%00.00%-101-82.11%123Santa Barbara10459.43%6838.86%00.00%31.71%3620.57%175Santa Clara78048.42%83151.58%00.00%00.00%-51-3.17%1,611Santa Cruz30662.20%18637.80%00.00%00.00%12024.39%492Shasta97156.19%75743.81%00.00%00.00%21412.38%1,728Sierra1,61954.57%1,43845.43%00.00%00.00%2719.13%2,967Siskiyou49251.68%45948.21%10.11%00.00%333.47%952Solano35553.54%30846.46%00.00%00.00%477.09%663Sonoma47463.97%26736.03%00.00%00.00%20727.94%741Sutter20548.93%21451.07%00.00%00.00%-9-2.15%419Trinity78453.44%68346.56%00.00%00.00%1016.88%1,467Tulare4055.56%3244.44%00.00%00.00%811.11%72Tuolumne3,13154.82%2,54144.49%00.00%390.68%59010.33%5,711Yolo35046.79%39853.21%00.00%00.00%-48-6.42%748Yuba2,19551.38%2,07748.62%00.00%00.00%1182.76%4,272Total40,88553.06%36,05246.78%660.09%560.07%4,8336.27%77,059

See also United States presidential elections in California

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