Santa Barbara County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Santa Barbara County, California?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Santa Barbara County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Santa Barbara County
In the November 2022 midterm, 135,374 of Santa Barbara County’s 288,340 eligible citizens voted: 46.9% turnout. That’s 5.0 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 0.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 152,966 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Santa Barbara County ranks #34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte County | #31 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Mendocino County | #32 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Santa Clara County | #33 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
| Santa Barbara County | #34 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Mono County | #35 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Alpine County | #36 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Contra Costa County | #37 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
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