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Record 22 One thousand thousand Californians Registered to Vote Heading into Full general Election

SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the final statewide Report of Registration ahead of the November three, 2020, General Ballot. Equally of Oct xix, 2020, a record 22,047,448 Californians were registered to vote. This represents an increase of ii,635,677 registered voters since the terminal Report of Registration at a like betoken in a presidential election cycle (October 24, 2016).

87.87% of eligible Californians are registered to vote. This is the highest pct of eligible citizens registered to vote heading into a General Election in the past 80 years.

Click here to view the complete statewide Study of Registration.

"For the first time, California at present has more 22 million registered voters," said Secretary of State Alex Padilla. "There are more than voters registered in California than the number of people in the state of Florida! Record registration and a celebrated election points towards a large voter turnout, which could also mean longer lines and wait times on Election Twenty-four hours. If you oasis't voted nevertheless, I highly recommend that you consider voting early."

"If y'all missed the voter registration borderline, yous still take to opportunity to vote using 'Same Day' Registration. 2020 marks the kickoff year that voters can complete the 'Same Twenty-four hours' voter registration process and cast their election at any in-person voting location in the county or the county elections office," Padilla added.

Trends in Statewide Voter Registration 1996 – 2020

1996

2000

2004

2008

2012

2016

2020

Democratic

47.ii%

45.4%

43.0%

44.4%

43.seven%

44.9%

46.i%

Republican

36.four%

34.9%

34.vii%

31.4%

29.4%

26.0%

24.ii%

No Party Preference

11.3%

14.4%

17.seven%

19.nine%

xx.nine%

24.three%

24.0%

 Full Number of Registered Voters

15,662,075

15,707,307

16,557,273

17,304,091

xviii,245,970

19,411,771

22,047,448

Same Day Voter Registration
Eligible citizens who missed the "traditional" voter registration borderline of October 19 and nevertheless wish to vote will need to complete the 'Aforementioned Day' voter registration process at their local county elections role, polling identify, or vote center. Voters volition be asked to fill out a voter registration form and and so be provided a ballot. Their ballots will be counted once the county elections role has completed the voter registration verification process. Voters tin complete the 'Aforementioned Twenty-four hours' voter registration process all the style through Election Day on Nov 3.

Registration Comparison October nineteen, 2020 Report vs. October 24, 2016 Report

Political Party

# Registered (2020)

% of Total (2020)

# Registered (2016)

% of Full (2016)

Alter in % Points (2016 to 2020)

Democratic

x,170,317

46.13%

8,720,417

44.92%

+1.21

Republican

5,334,323

24.19%

five,048,398

26.01%

-i.82

No Party Preference

five,283,853

23.97%

4,711,347

24.27%

-0.thirty

American Independent

646,830

2.93%

507,377

ii.61%

+0.32

Green

84,807

0.38%

94,647

0.49%

-0.11

Libertarian

196,108

0.89%

139,805

0.72%

+0.17

Peace and Freedom

103,476

0.47%

75,640

0.39%

+0.08

Unknown/Other

227,734

one.04%

114,140

0.59%

+0.45

The Written report of Registration includes:

  • Voter registration by political party, by county, city, congressional district, state senate commune, land assembly district, supervisorial district, and lath of equalization.
  • Statewide voter registration by age group by county.
  • Historical comparisons to previous reports in presidential ballot years.
  • Reports on political bodies attempting to qualify as political parties (by county).

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