89% of Californians preferred to vote by mail as of 2025.
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What A DayOct 22, 2026
The 89% figure matches the Secretary of State's data showing 88.89% of ballots cast in the 2025 statewide special election were mail ballots, but that measures how people voted, not what they preferred.
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… So, the court, you know, you were part of a multi-state coalition that won before the court with regard to mail-in ballots. What does that mean for California voters right now? It means it's business as usual, that vote by mail, the preferred way to vote by 89% of Californians, at least as of 2025, is fully available to them; that all the ways and all the days that California, with its voting laws, provides to Californians, eligible voters in California, to vote are fully available. You can everyone gets a vote by mail ballot. …
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Contradicts. An October 2026 ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found 65% of likely California voters said they would vote by mail, well below 89%, which bears on the 'preferred' framing.[5]
Supports. The Secretary of State's historical table shows 88.89% of ballots cast in the 2025 statewide special election were vote-by-mail, consistent with 89% on a usage measure.[2]
Context. The Attorney General's office cites over 89% of June 2026 primary voters casting mail ballots, a different election from the 2025 period in the claim.[3]
Context. Multiple sources confirm mail voting is the majority method in California, with about 80.76% of the 2024 general election vote cast by mail and roughly 90% in several statewide elections from 2020 to 2022.[1][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1What to expect in California on Election Dayapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Historical Vote-By-Mail (Absentee) Ballot Use in Californiasos.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Following Critical U.S. Supreme Court Victory, Attorney ...oag.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Informational Hearing Voter Identification in Californiaselc.senate.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Why California's election results take longer than other statesyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
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