Mendocino County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mendocino County, California?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Mendocino County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Mendocino County
In the November 2022 midterm, 30,394 of Mendocino County’s 65,431 eligible citizens voted: 46.5% turnout. That’s 4.6 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 0.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 35,037 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mendocino County ranks #32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | #29 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| San Benito County | #30 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Butte County | #31 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Mendocino County | #32 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Santa Clara County | #33 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
| Santa Barbara County | #34 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Mono County | #35 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
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