Placer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Placer County, California?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Placer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Placer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 182,069 of Placer County’s 311,090 eligible citizens voted: 58.5% turnout. That’s 16.6 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 12.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 129,021 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Placer County ranks #53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador County | #50 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Sonoma County | #51 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Calaveras County | #52 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Placer County | #53 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Mariposa County | #54 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| El Dorado County | #55 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Nevada County | #56 | 62.2% | 1.6 |
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