How did SLO County turn out to vote in the primary election? See the stats
San Luis Obispo County ranked among the top in terms of voter turnout for the June 2 primary election across the entire state.
The county’s votes were officially certified Thursday, and local turnout came in just over 55% with 100,751 ballot cast, according to a news release.
The turnout rate represents a nearly seven-point uptick since the last gubernatorial primary in 2022 when voter participation was 48.6%, according to the elections office.
SLO County had the tenth-highest turnout among all 58 California counties as of Wednesday afternoon, though “only two of those counties have anything close to our number of registered voters,” Erin Clausen, the public information officer for the Clerk-Recorder’s Office, told The Tribune.
What was SLO County voter turnout in the primary election?
SLO County’s 55.3% turnout rate was nearly 15% higher than the statewide average of 40.8%, according to California Secretary of State’s office.
“SLO County continues to rank among the highest in overall turnout, which I think speaks to the engagement of our voters as well as the faith they have in our local elections processes,” SLO County clerk-recorder Elaina Cano said in the release. “I’m proud of our voters, our staff, and all of the community members who stepped up and came together to ensure a successful election.”
By political party, Democrats and Republicans were neck-and-neck in terms of turnout. Democrats had the highest voter turnout, at 60%, just one point above Republicans, who closely trailed behind with 59% voter participation.
American Independents had a 46% voter turnout, Green Party voters had a 44% turnout and registered voters with no party preference had a 39% turnout. Registered libertarians had a 35% turnout and the Peace and Freedom Party had a 25% participation.
In San Luis Obispo County supervisor districts, the two districts with supervisor seats up for grabs had the highest amount of voter participation.
District 2 had the most turnout with 60%, while District 4 was narrowly behind with 56%. District 3 had 54% voter turnout and both District 1 and District 5 had 51%.
Arroyo Grande and Morro Bay tied for the highest turnout rate for cities with 60%. Pismo Beach followed closely behind with 59% voter participation, while Atascadero had 52%, San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles had 50% and Grover Beach had 48% voter turnout.
Here were the voter participation rates for community services districts:
- Cambria: 68%
- Linne: 66%
- Los Osos: 65%
- Independence Ranch: 61%
- Avila Beach: 59%
- Heritage Ranch: 54%
- Templeton: 54%
- Ground Squirrel Hollow: 53%
- Squire Canyon: 51%
- Nipomo: 50%
- San Simeon: 48%
- Oceano: 46%
- San Miguel: 34%
