ALTURAS, California — Marin and Modoc are both California counties that start with “M,” but that’s about where their similarities end.

Marin, on the Golden Gate Bridge’s northern side within sight of San Francisco‘s often fog-swept skyline, was President Donald Trump‘s worst electoral performance in 2024 in California’s 58 counties. Modoc, in California’s rural northeast corner, was Trump’s second-best vote share.