Voter registration / California


California voter registration

Registered
25,720,597
EAVS 2024
Active
22,836,602
EAVS 2024
Inactive
2,883,995
EAVS 2024
Active, % of citizens 18+
87.4%
Census 2020-2024 estimate

Where to vote: California voter lookup (state election office).

Registered voters, 2008-2024

EAVS counts, every two years.

Survey estimate: reported registration, 1972-2024

Current Population Survey: adults who said they were registered.

By county, 2024

EAVS 2024 by county-equivalent; citizens 18+ from the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 estimate.

CountyRegistered ActiveInactiveCitizens 18+ Active, % of citizens 18+
Alameda County1,096,859960,007136,8521,083,58288.6%
Alpine County1,1819742071,27376.5%
Amador County28,34426,9061,43834,13078.8%
Butte County152,776127,99824,778157,63781.2%
Calaveras County38,01433,7104,30437,02991.0%
Colusa County11,19810,76843012,67684.9%
Contra Costa County789,340732,34057,000792,62292.4%
Del Norte County19,46915,0134,45620,59972.9%
El Dorado County149,281138,27411,007148,45893.1%
Fresno County613,741525,06588,676633,99182.8%
Glenn County15,96914,3141,65517,61181.3%
Humboldt County102,10983,89718,212105,90379.2%
Imperial County119,05386,84132,212103,60183.8%
Inyo County12,44510,7721,67314,19075.9%
Kern County505,590464,73740,853550,33784.4%
Kings County78,91966,25612,66393,80570.6%
Lake County48,27137,93410,33749,77076.2%
Lassen County17,57015,2342,33623,31765.3%
Los Angeles County6,290,5725,760,725529,8476,394,56090.1%
Madera County84,21980,0894,13097,62782.0%
About these figures

Counts are what state election offices report to the US Election Assistance Commission (EAVS) after each November election; questions and state practice change between years. The share is active voters over the Census Bureau's citizen voting-age population estimate (CVAP). The survey line is self-reported (Current Population Survey) and kept separate from the office counts.

California registers voters by party; its figures are not yet collected here.

The AVR mark is the year automatic voter registration began in California, from the Brennan Center's list.

Registration counts: US Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey 2008-2024 (public domain).

Citizen voting-age population: US Census Bureau, CVAP special tabulation, 2020-2024 ACS (public domain). Survey estimate: US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey voting and registration tables A-5b and A-3b (public domain).

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