Fresno County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fresno County, California?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Fresno County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Fresno County
In the November 2022 midterm, 219,085 of Fresno County’s 633,991 eligible citizens voted: 34.6% turnout. That’s 7.3 points lower than California overall (41.9%) and 11.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 414,906 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fresno County ranks #8 of 58 counties in California for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare County | #5 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| Yuba County | #6 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Kern County | #7 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
| Fresno County | #8 | 34.6% | 2.9 |
| Trinity County | #9 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
| San Joaquin County | #10 | 35.5% | 2.8 |
| Riverside County | #11 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
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