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October 30, 2020
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Record 22 Million Californians Registered to Vote Heading into General Ballot

SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the terminal statewide Report of Registration alee of the November iii, 2020, General Election. As of Oct 19, 2020, a record 22,047,448 Californians were registered to vote. This represents an increase of 2,635,677 registered voters since the last Report of Registration at a similar point in a presidential ballot cycle (October 24, 2016).

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

Click hither to view the complete statewide Study of Registration.

"For the first time, California now has more than than 22 1000000 registered voters," said Secretarial assistant of State Alex Padilla. "There are more voters registered in California than the number of people in the land of Florida! Tape registration and a historic election points towards a large voter turnout, which could besides mean longer lines and wait times on Ballot Solar day. If you haven't voted yet, I highly recommend that you consider voting early."

"If you missed the voter registration deadline, you still accept to opportunity to vote using 'Same Day' Registration. 2020 marks the first yr that voters can consummate the 'Same Day' voter registration process and cast their election at whatever in-person voting location in the canton or the county elections function," Padilla added.

Trends in Statewide Voter Registration 1996 – 2020

1996

2000

2004

2008

2012

2016

2020

Democratic

47.2%

45.four%

43.0%

44.4%

43.7%

44.9%

46.1%

Republican

36.iv%

34.9%

34.vii%

31.4%

29.4%

26.0%

24.two%

No Party Preference

11.3%

14.4%

17.7%

xix.9%

xx.nine%

24.iii%

24.0%

 Total Number of Registered Voters

fifteen,662,075

xv,707,307

16,557,273

17,304,091

18,245,970

xix,411,771

22,047,448

Aforementioned Day Voter Registration
Eligible citizens who missed the "traditional" voter registration deadline of October nineteen and still wish to vote will need to complete the 'Aforementioned Day' voter registration process at their local canton elections office, polling identify, or vote center. Voters will be asked to fill out a voter registration form and and so be provided a ballot. Their ballots volition be counted in one case the county elections function has completed the voter registration verification procedure. Voters tin complete the 'Same Day' voter registration process all the mode through Election Twenty-four hour period on November iii.

Registration Comparison October 19, 2020 Written report vs. October 24, 2016 Study

Political Party

# Registered (2020)

% of Total (2020)

# Registered (2016)

% of Total (2016)

Change in % Points (2016 to 2020)

Democratic

10,170,317

46.13%

8,720,417

44.92%

+ane.21

Republican

5,334,323

24.19%

5,048,398

26.01%

-1.82

No Party Preference

v,283,853

23.97%

four,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 Liberty

103,476

0.47%

75,640

0.39%

+0.08

Unknown/Other

227,734

1.04%

114,140

0.59%

+0.45

The Report of Registration includes:

  • Voter registration past political party, by county, metropolis, congressional district, state senate district, state assembly district, supervisorial district, and lath of equalization.
  • Statewide voter registration by age group past canton.
  • Historical comparisons to previous reports in presidential election years.
  • Reports on political bodies attempting to authorize every bit political parties (by county).

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