California's 2024 primary election witnessed low voter turnout, with only around 26% of registered voters casting a ballot. San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties experienced significant decreases in voter participation compared to previous years. The vote count is ongoing, with approximately 6,700 votes left to be tallied, projecting an overall turnout of 46.3% for the primary.
UPDATE: The vote count is slowing down, with 2,794 new ballots dropping this afternoon. There are roughly 6,700 votes left to count, meaning that turnout for the primary is projected to be 46.3% overall. https://t.co/mO5PfVF89I
California may have seen the lowest voter turnout for a primary election in the state's history. San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties all saw significant dips while Alameda County saw total voters cut in half from 2022 to 2024. https://t.co/KgBaShSW7Q https://t.co/KDOkbc3XlT
CA sees near record-low voter turnout as Bay Area votes continue to be counted https://t.co/qrvTAyTzF4 https://t.co/muyERzRI4m
Only around 26% of registered voters in California cast a ballot for the primary election and numbers weren't much better here in the Bay Area. https://t.co/YkShzyhUPQ https://t.co/YkShzyhUPQ
The @SFElections Department is reporting these results for the seven local propositions on the March 5th ballot. With just under 193,000 ballots counted, here’s what we know so far. https://t.co/gfr5j6kyaY #Election2024 #SanFrancisco
According to @CalMatters, we're near record lows of voter turnout after everybody gets a ballot mailed to them a month before & can have it counted up until a week after Election Day & it takes longer to count fewer votes? What the what? https://t.co/5WW3f5E1hU
Why voter turnout in California is so low this year https://t.co/hOVjXA0lk1
Analysis of Election 2024 in San Francisco, following the primary: https://t.co/VY9k2Jn2iZ via @MLNow @EskSF