California Voter Participation

League of Women Voters^®
of Los Angeles

Statistics on California voters

California

The California Secretary of State reports that, as of November 2010, 17,285,883 California citizens are registered to vote. There are 23,552,699 eligible voters in California, so this means that 73.9% are registered.
For statewide general elections:
Lowest voting turnout: 24.8% in 1980 (state election)
Highest voting turnout: 78.32% in 1940 (presidential election)
The average rate hovers around 50%.
(Records date back to 1910.)
Voter turnout for California midterm elections has steadily decreased since the 1950s.

In the most recent statewide election on November 2, 2010, there was a 59.6% turnout.

To see how your specific county voted, check out the Statement of Vote, released by the California Secretary of State office.

Los Angeles County

In Los Angeles County, there are 5,823,294 citizens eligible to vote. Out of those eligible, 4,474,107 of them are registered. Therefore, 76.8% of eligible voters are registered.

Every ten years, LA County is redistricted based on the changing populations. The next redistricting is coming up in August 2011. You can find out more information by going to redistricting.lacounty.gov.

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