{"id":332528,"date":"2026-05-26T06:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332528\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:17:12","slug":"madera-county-is-seeing-one-of-the-biggest-surges-in-voter-registration-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332528\/","title":{"rendered":"Madera County is seeing one of the biggest surges in voter registration in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

MADERA, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 California is seeing a major jump in voter registration, and one Central Valley county is standing out from the rest.<\/p>\n

New data from the California Secretary of State<\/a> shows the state is seeing its largest increase in voter registration percentage since the last gubernatorial election in 2022, with more than 23 million Californians now registered to vote.<\/p>\n

The data also shows the percentage of registered Democrats in California has declined slightly since 2022, while Republican registration has increased.<\/p>\n

In the Central Valley, Madera County is seeing one of the biggest voter registration spikes in California ahead of the primary election.<\/p>\n

According to the Secretary of State\u2019s office, voter registration in Madera County increased by more than 14% compared to the last governor\u2019s race. Merced County followed with a more than 10% increase, while Tulare County saw nearly a 10% jump.<\/p>\n

\"Madera<\/p>\n

Madera County voter registration statisitcs .png<\/p>\n

With Madera ranking among the top counties in California for voter registration growth, FOX26 traveled to downtown Madera to hear directly from voters and residents about what may be driving the increase.<\/p>\n

Some people told FOX26 they believe frustration with California\u2019s direction is motivating more people to register.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re already struggling, as it is in California, with gas prices and everything,\u201d said Riley Crumbly.<\/p>\n

Others said they believe voting is one of the few ways people can create change in their communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to see a change, you know, obviously vote,\u201d said Elizabeth Garcia.<\/p>\n

Peter Rosas, who says he votes every election cycle, told FOX26 he believes more people are paying attention because they want a better future.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur country is going in the wrong direction, and people are desperate to get a better way of life, and you have to vote,\u201d Rosas said.<\/p>\n

Not everyone FOX26 spoke with had registered yet.<\/p>\n

\"Cade<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly did not know it was coming up right now, so I\u2019ve been living under a rock a little bit,\u201d said Kade Church.<\/p>\n

Still, Church said he plans to register because he believes voting is important.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that we had people who died for our right to vote, and so we got to take the opportunity that we\u2019ve been given, the privilege to vote,\u201d Church said.<\/p>\n

[RELATED] VOTE: What’s driving more people to register to vote?<\/a><\/p>\n

Others told FOX26 the election comes down to everyday struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we want change. We are struggling a lot with our lives,\u201d said Juan Luis in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Pienso que queremos cambiar. Estamos batallando mucho con nuestro vida.<\/p>\n

The California primary election is scheduled for June 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MADERA, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 California is seeing a major jump in voter registration, and one Central Valley county…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-332528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}