Tulare County, California
Tulare County, California voter information: how to register, check your status, see your sample ballot and contact your local election office. Home to about 484,000 people, Tulare County ranks 18th 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
Voting is how Tulare County residents shape the decisions made in their name. The next election for Tulare County voters is California's presidential primary on March 7, 2028; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. Many Tulare County jobs are in health care and retail, so decisions about health care costs and local businesses hit close to home.
In the 2024 presidential election, about 138,000 ballots were cast in Tulare County, down about 6% from 147,000 in 2020. With roughly 345,000 adults living in the county, that is around 40% of adult residents, below the statewide rate of about 51%.
Around 207,000 adults here did not vote for president. Some aren't eligible, yet the rest are untapped power: one more voter in every 20 of them would mean about 10,300 extra Tulare County ballots, enough to change the result in many close contests.
Tulare County spans about 4,824 square miles of small towns and countryside, averaging roughly 100 people per square mile. The county is home to about 1.2% of California's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in Tulare County include 93201, 93207, 93208, 93212, 93215, 93218, 93219 and 93221, plus 40 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
Questions about voting in Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare 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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