Riverside County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Riverside County, California?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Riverside County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Riverside County
In the November 2022 midterm, 595,901 of Riverside County’s 1,654,262 eligible citizens voted: 36.0% turnout. That’s 5.9 points lower than California overall (41.9%) and 10.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,058,361 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Riverside County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | #8 | 34.6% | 2.9 |
| Trinity County | #9 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
| San Joaquin County | #10 | 35.5% | 2.8 |
| Riverside County | #11 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Los Angeles County | #12 | 37.4% | 2.7 |
| Stanislaus County | #13 | 37.4% | 2.7 |
| Madera County | #14 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
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