2020 California Proposition 16 - End Diversity Ban Election Results
Election Date: Nov. 3, 2020 | Updated 11:26 AM EST Dec. 12, 2020
Proposition 16 would repeal the affirmative action amendment. Affirmative action makes it so the government cannot discriminate or give preference to someone in public employment, public education or public contracting because of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin.
16 - End Diversity Ban
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| No | 9,655,595 | 57.2% |
| Yes | 7,217,064 | 42.8% |
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Alameda County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| Yes | 441,297 | 59.0% |
| No | 307,149 | 41.0% |
Alpine County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 374 | 52.5% |
| Yes | 338 | 47.5% |
Amador County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| No | 17,727 | 81.3% |
| Yes | 4,070 | 18.7% |
Butte County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 69,849 | 70.2% |
| Yes | 29,620 | 29.8% |
Calaveras County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 21,128 | 80.1% |
| Yes | 5,251 | 19.9% |
Colusa County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 5,889 | 76.3% |
| Yes | 1,830 | 23.7% |
Contra Costa County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 296,198 | 52.5% |
| Yes | 268,242 | 47.5% |
Del Norte County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 8,541 | 76.1% |
| Yes | 2,689 | 23.9% |
El Dorado County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 86,517 | 76.6% |
| Yes | 26,482 | 23.4% |
Fresno County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 235,826 | 66.6% |
| Yes | 118,482 | 33.4% |
Glenn County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 8,797 | 80.1% |
| Yes | 2,186 | 19.9% |
Humboldt County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 38,823 | 58.6% |
| Yes | 27,399 | 41.4% |
Imperial County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 31,887 | 57.9% |
| Yes | 23,149 | 42.1% |
Inyo County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 6,356 | 69.4% |
| Yes | 2,806 | 30.6% |
Kern County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 215,696 | 72.0% |
| Yes | 83,741 | 28.0% |
Kings County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 31,730 | 73.8% |
| Yes | 11,275 | 26.2% |
Lake County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 19,137 | 68.6% |
| Yes | 8,760 | 31.4% |
Lassen County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 10,165 | 87.2% |
| Yes | 1,486 | 12.8% |
Los Angeles County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,068,931 | 51.0% |
| No | 1,989,167 | 49.0% |
Madera County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 39,177 | 74.6% |
| Yes | 13,332 | 25.4% |
Marin County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 81,982 | 55.7% |
| No | 65,332 | 44.3% |
Mariposa County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 7,735 | 76.8% |
| Yes | 2,331 | 23.2% |
Mendocino County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 23,569 | 56.5% |
| Yes | 18,134 | 43.5% |
Merced County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 59,267 | 67.2% |
| Yes | 28,915 | 32.8% |
Modoc County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 3,599 | 84.7% |
| Yes | 650 | 15.3% |
Mono County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 4,272 | 66.8% |
| Yes | 2,123 | 33.2% |
Monterey County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 87,662 | 55.2% |
| Yes | 71,076 | 44.8% |
Napa County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 39,768 | 56.9% |
| Yes | 30,134 | 43.1% |
Nevada County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 40,861 | 65.2% |
| Yes | 21,775 | 34.8% |
Orange County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 964,110 | 65.3% |
| Yes | 511,320 | 34.7% |
Placer County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 167,632 | 73.4% |
| Yes | 60,772 | 26.6% |
Plumas County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 8,542 | 78.1% |
| Yes | 2,394 | 21.9% |
Riverside County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 629,656 | 65.1% |
| Yes | 337,728 | 34.9% |
Sacramento County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 419,956 | 60.4% |
| Yes | 275,368 | 39.6% |
San Benito County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 17,634 | 62.7% |
| Yes | 10,470 | 37.3% |
San Bernardino County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 521,692 | 64.0% |
| Yes | 293,569 | 36.0% |
San Diego County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 930,157 | 60.1% |
| Yes | 618,452 | 39.9% |
San Francisco County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 272,046 | 63.8% |
| No | 154,186 | 36.2% |
San Joaquin County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| No | 180,915 | 64.6% |
| Yes | 99,162 | 35.4% |
San Luis Obispo County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 103,817 | 67.3% |
| Yes | 50,474 | 32.7% |
San Mateo County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 183,422 | 51.4% |
| No | 173,295 | 48.6% |
Santa Barbara County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 111,168 | 57.3% |
| Yes | 82,890 | 42.7% |
Santa Clara County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 430,002 | 52.7% |
| Yes | 386,465 | 47.3% |
Santa Cruz County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 71,363 | 51.2% |
| No | 67,954 | 48.8% |
Shasta County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 74,162 | 82.7% |
| Yes | 15,471 | 17.3% |
Sierra County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 1,430 | 75.8% |
| Yes | 456 | 24.2% |
Siskiyou County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 17,061 | 75.2% |
| Yes | 5,630 | 24.8% |
Solano County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 114,632 | 57.3% |
| Yes | 85,310 | 42.7% |
Sonoma County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 135,210 | 52.4% |
| Yes | 123,008 | 47.6% |
Stanislaus County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 144,168 | 69.3% |
| Yes | 63,899 | 30.7% |
Sutter County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 30,862 | 75.8% |
| Yes | 9,853 | 24.2% |
Tehama County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 23,530 | 83.8% |
| Yes | 4,544 | 16.2% |
Trinity County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 4,581 | 75.7% |
| Yes | 1,473 | 24.3% |
Tulare County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 103,873 | 71.9% |
| Yes | 40,518 | 28.1% |
Tuolumne County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| No | 23,364 | 78.9% |
| Yes | 6,246 | 21.1% |
Ventura County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 255,527 | 62.0% |
| Yes | 156,839 | 38.0% |
Yolo County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
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| No | 51,970 | 54.8% |
| Yes | 42,820 | 45.2% |
Yuba County
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| Choices | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| No | 22,311 | 77.1% |
| Yes | 6,616 | 22.9% |