Sacramento County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sacramento County, California?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Sacramento County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Sacramento County
In the November 2022 midterm, 477,613 of Sacramento County’s 1,104,256 eligible citizens voted: 43.3% turnout. That’s 1.4 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 2.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 626,643 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sacramento County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte County | #17 | 40.7% | 2.5 |
| Solano County | #18 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Monterey County | #19 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Sacramento County | #20 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Yolo County | #21 | 43.5% | 2.3 |
| Sutter County | #22 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Colusa County | #23 | 43.9% | 2.3 |
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