San Bernardino County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in San Bernardino County, California?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in San Bernardino County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in San Bernardino County
In the November 2022 midterm, 454,500 of San Bernardino County’s 1,425,320 eligible citizens voted: 31.9% turnout. That’s 10.0 points lower than California overall (41.9%) and 14.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 970,820 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
San Bernardino County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | #1 | 28.7% | 3.5 |
| Imperial County | #2 | 28.8% | 3.5 |
| San Bernardino County | #3 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Merced County | #4 | 33.3% | 3.0 |
| Tulare County | #5 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| Yuba County | #6 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
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