Los Angeles County, California
Everything a Los Angeles County, California voter needs in one place: registration, voter ID, absentee and early voting, and your sample ballot. Home to about 9,757,000 people, Los Angeles County is the most populous of 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
Voting is how Los Angeles County residents shape the decisions made in their name. The next election for Los Angeles County voters is California's presidential primary on March 7, 2028; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. Many Los Angeles County jobs are in health care and restaurants and hospitality, so decisions about health care costs and tourism and small businesses hit close to home.
About 3,728,000 people voted for president in Los Angeles County in 2024 (down about 13% from 4,263,000 in 2020). That equals roughly 48% of the county's estimated 7,786,000 adults, below the statewide rate of about 51%.
Put another way, about 4,057,000 adults in Los Angeles County sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 203,000 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
Spread over about 4,058 square miles, Los Angeles County averages roughly 2,404 residents per square mile, one of the denser places in California. About 25% of all California residents live here.
ZIP codes in or partly in Los Angeles County include 90001, 90002, 90003, 90004, 90005, 90006, 90007 and 90008, plus 488 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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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