Santa Cruz County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Santa Cruz County, California?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Santa Cruz County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Santa Cruz County
In the November 2022 midterm, 104,169 of Santa Cruz County’s 191,057 eligible citizens voted: 54.5% turnout. That’s 12.6 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 8.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 86,888 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Santa Cruz County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne County | #45 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Inyo County | #46 | 52.7% | 1.9 |
| San Luis Obispo County | #47 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
| Santa Cruz County | #48 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
| Plumas County | #49 | 54.6% | 1.8 |
| Amador County | #50 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Sonoma County | #51 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
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