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Plumas County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Plumas County, California?

Each vote here counts for 1.8 people

Only 55% of eligible citizens in Plumas County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
54.6%
1.8 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
63.6%
1.6 people per vote
Eligible citizens
15,821
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
7,188
eligible citizens
Rank in California
#49 of 58
for vote power

Turnout in Plumas County

In the November 2022 midterm, 8,633 of Plumas County’s 15,821 eligible citizens voted: 54.6% turnout. That’s 12.7 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 8.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,188 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Plumas County ranks #49 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.

Counties near Plumas County in the California ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Inyo County#4652.7%1.9
San Luis Obispo County#4754.5%1.8
Santa Cruz County#4854.5%1.8
Plumas County#4954.6%1.8
Amador County#5054.7%1.8
Sonoma County#5156.0%1.8
Calaveras County#5257.4%1.7

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.