Merced County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Merced County, California?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Merced County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 52% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Merced County
In the November 2022 midterm, 55,273 of Merced County’s 166,079 eligible citizens voted: 33.3% turnout. That’s 8.6 points lower than California overall (41.9%) and 12.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 110,806 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Merced County ranks #4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | #1 | 28.7% | 3.5 |
| Imperial County | #2 | 28.8% | 3.5 |
| San Bernardino County | #3 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Merced County | #4 | 33.3% | 3.0 |
| Tulare County | #5 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| Yuba County | #6 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Kern County | #7 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
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