El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County, California voter information: how to register, check your status, see your sample ballot and contact your local election office. Home to about 193,000 people, El Dorado County ranks 29th in population among California's 58 counties. In California, each county elections office, often called the registrar of voters, handles registration, mails ballots and publishes the county voter information guide with your sample ballot.
Next Election
March 7, 2028
Voter Portal
Register Online
What's On My Ballot?
ID Requirements
Absentee / Early Voting
Registration Deadline
Register online or by mail at least 15 days before an election; conditional same-day registration is available after the deadline.
Why Voting Matters
In El Dorado County, the people who show up to vote decide who represents everyone. The next election for El Dorado County voters is California's presidential primary on March 7, 2028; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. Many El Dorado County jobs are in restaurants and hospitality and health care, so decisions about tourism and small businesses and health care costs hit close to home.
In the 2024 presidential election, about 112,000 ballots were cast in El Dorado County, down about 4% from 116,000 in 2020. With roughly 158,000 adults living in the county, that is around 71% of adult residents, above the statewide rate of about 51%.
Put another way, about 45,700 adults in El Dorado County sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 2,280 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
El Dorado County spans about 1,708 square miles of small towns and countryside, averaging roughly 113 people per square mile. The county is home to about 0.5% of California's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in El Dorado County include 95613, 95614, 95619, 95623, 95629, 95633, 95634 and 95635, plus 20 more. Take two minutes to confirm your registration, preview your ballot with the links on this page, and decide when and how you will vote. Bring a neighbor along.
Voter Assistance Resources
Who runs elections in El Dorado County? In California, each county elections office, often called the registrar of voters, handles registration, mails ballots and publishes the county voter information guide with your sample ballot. For registration, polling places, early voting and absentee ballots, contact the El Dorado County elections office (registrar of voters).
Statewide directory, California Secretary of State's county elections offices list:
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices
See your sample ballot. California county elections offices (your county mails and posts your sample ballot):
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices
You can also preview a personalized ballot at Vote411.org.
To ask a question or report a problem at the polls, call or text Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683), a free nonpartisan hotline. For help in Spanish call 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682); for Asian languages call 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683).
Voters with disabilities in El Dorado County can ask for an accessible voting machine, curbside voting where offered, and help from a person of their choice. If you run into barriers, contact Disability Rights California, California's Protection and Advocacy agency, at (888) 569-7955. VoteRiders (844-338-8743) offers free help with voter ID.
Need a ride? Many local transit agencies and ride services offer free or discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, so check what is available before the next election. See our California voter page for statewide options. Details can change, so confirm with the official election office.
Military and overseas voters can get help from the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or fvap.gov.
Sign up to be an election worker
Election workers (often called poll workers) keep voting running smoothly in El Dorado County. Most are paid for their time, get free training, and help their neighbors cast their ballots. You can work a full day, a shorter shift, or help before Election Day. County and municipal election offices recruit and train their own workers, and the EAC's Help America Vote page links to yours. Find out how to sign up:
https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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