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San Joaquin County voter turnout

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

Each vote here counts for 2.8 people

Only 36% of eligible citizens in San Joaquin County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
35.5%
2.8 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
52.8%
1.9 people per vote
Eligible citizens
499,410
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
322,085
eligible citizens
Rank in California
#10 of 58
for vote power

Turnout in San Joaquin County

In the November 2022 midterm, 177,325 of San Joaquin County’s 499,410 eligible citizens voted: 35.5% turnout. That’s 6.4 points lower than California overall (41.9%) and 10.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 322,085 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

San Joaquin County ranks #10 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 San Joaquin County in the California ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Kern County#734.3%2.9
Fresno County#834.6%2.9
Trinity County#935.1%2.9
San Joaquin County#1035.5%2.8
Riverside County#1136.0%2.8
Los Angeles County#1237.4%2.7
Stanislaus County#1337.4%2.7

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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.