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California voter turnout by county

Each vote in California counts for 2.4 people

42% of eligible California citizens voted in the 2022 midterm.

In the 2022 midterm, 10,944,670 of California’s 26,132,814 eligible citizens voted (41.9%), so each ballot spoke for 2.4 people. In 2024, turnout was 60.7% (1.6 people per vote). Nationally, 2022 turnout was 46.0%. Vote power is highest in Kings County (3.5 people per vote) and lowest in Sierra County (1.5).

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California counties ranked by vote power (2022 midterm)
Kings County#13.528.7%2.344.2%
Imperial County#23.528.8%1.952.1%
San Bernardino County#33.131.9%1.953.4%
Merced County#43.033.3%1.952.0%
Tulare County#53.033.4%2.050.5%
Yuba County#62.934.1%1.952.2%
Kern County#72.934.3%1.951.5%
Fresno County#82.934.6%1.951.4%
Trinity County#92.935.1%2.343.7%
San Joaquin County#102.835.5%1.952.8%
Riverside County#112.836.0%1.856.8%
Los Angeles County#122.737.4%1.758.3%
Stanislaus County#132.737.4%1.856.4%
Madera County#142.637.9%1.856.0%
Lassen County#152.539.3%2.148.8%
Lake County#162.540.4%1.953.8%
Del Norte County#172.540.7%1.951.3%
Solano County#182.441.2%1.759.9%
Monterey County#192.442.2%1.660.7%
Sacramento County#202.343.3%1.759.5%
Yolo County#212.343.5%1.760.0%
Sutter County#222.343.8%1.661.3%
Colusa County#232.343.9%1.855.4%
San Diego County#242.344.4%1.663.8%
Alameda County#252.245.0%1.661.8%
Glenn County#262.245.0%1.759.3%
Humboldt County#272.245.1%1.660.6%
Tehama County#282.245.2%1.758.1%
Orange County#292.245.5%1.565.3%
San Benito County#302.245.5%1.664.2%
Butte County#312.246.0%1.760.0%
Mendocino County#322.246.5%1.759.9%
Santa Clara County#332.146.5%1.664.4%
Santa Barbara County#342.146.9%1.664.1%
Mono County#352.147.5%1.663.1%
Alpine County#362.148.6%1.758.0%
Contra Costa County#372.049.0%1.566.7%
San Francisco County#382.049.0%1.565.4%
Ventura County#392.049.0%1.567.6%
Shasta County#402.049.6%1.664.3%
San Mateo County#412.050.0%1.566.8%
Modoc County#421.951.6%1.660.8%
Napa County#431.952.2%1.568.2%
Siskiyou County#441.952.3%1.663.4%
Tuolumne County#451.952.4%1.565.0%
Inyo County#461.952.7%1.663.1%
San Luis Obispo County#471.854.5%1.568.7%
Santa Cruz County#481.854.5%1.470.2%
Plumas County#491.854.6%1.663.6%
Amador County#501.854.7%1.565.6%
Sonoma County#511.856.0%1.471.3%
Calaveras County#521.757.4%1.471.5%
Placer County#531.758.5%1.375.5%
Mariposa County#541.758.9%1.471.4%
El Dorado County#551.759.7%1.375.4%
Nevada County#561.662.2%1.376.2%
Marin County#571.664.2%1.377.8%
Sierra County#581.568.8%1.377.7%

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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.