San Diego County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in San Diego County, California?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in San Diego County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in San Diego County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,028,298 of San Diego County’s 2,315,394 eligible citizens voted: 44.4% turnout. That’s 2.5 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 1.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,287,096 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
San Diego County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yolo County | #21 | 43.5% | 2.3 |
| Sutter County | #22 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Colusa County | #23 | 43.9% | 2.3 |
| San Diego County | #24 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Alameda County | #25 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Glenn County | #26 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Humboldt County | #27 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
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