Voter turnout in Bay Area trending low for March 5 primary, forecast to grow next month

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News March 15, 2024March 21, 2024

FILE: Voters cast votes in the University of the Pacific DeRosa University Center in Stockton, Calif., on Nov. 8, 2022. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News / Catchlight Local)

Bay Area voter turnout for the March 5 primary election is hovering at about 35 percent, a number that could grow slightly when the total count is finalized on April 4.

The turnout percentage is about the same for the nine-county region as it is when including numbers from Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Joaquin counties, according to data released Thursday by the California Secretary of State’s Office.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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