Orange County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Orange County, California?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Orange County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Orange County
In the November 2022 midterm, 968,799 of Orange County’s 2,130,945 eligible citizens voted: 45.5% turnout. That’s 3.6 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 1,162,146 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Orange County ranks #29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn County | #26 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Humboldt County | #27 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Tehama County | #28 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| 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 |
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