Democrats have a nearly two-to-one voter registration advantage over Republicans in California.
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On with Kara SwisherAug 10, 2026
The claim matches the post's wording and the record. The California Secretary of State's 60-day report (data as of April 3, 2026) shows 10,382,269 Democrats versus 5,784,486 Republicans, a ratio of about 1.8 to 1, which fairly reads as 'nearly two to one'. Later sources, including a May-based OC Register figure and an October Yahoo piece, describe the same advantage.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… There weren't a lot of Republicans running. It was you and former Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianca, who seems vaguely insane, who was a very hard MAGA guy. But let's talk first about President Trump. Has endorsed you in the race, um, but in California, Democrats have been nearly two to one voter registration advantage, as you know, over Republicans, and a poll came out last month, pretty closely mapped that, had you trailing the Democratic candidate Pescara by 25 points. So you'll need Democrats to win. So make the case for why a Democrat should vote for your people who are independent slash Democrats. …
On with Kara Swisher · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Secretary of State's 60-day Report of Registration lists 10,382,269 Democrats (44.92%) and 5,784,486 Republicans (25.03%), a ratio of roughly 1.8 to 1.[1]
Supports. The OC Register reports about 10.4 million registered Democrats (nearly 45%) and 5.8 million Republicans (nearly 25%) as of May, consistent with the official figures.[2]
Supports. An October 27 article describes California as having a near two-to-one voter registration advantage for Democrats, and a 2025 LA County report shows a similar ratio at county level. These are secondary echoes rather than independent records of the statewide figure.[3][4]
Context. The advantage is a ratio of about 1.8, not exactly 2, so 'nearly two to one' is a fair but approximate characterisation. The figures are as of spring 2026, before the claim's August date.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. - California Secretary of Statesos.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Influence of California’s independent voters in the 2026 ...ocregister.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3California Republicans navigate Trump’s unpopularity in the final stretch of the election campaignyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Here are LA County's voter registration numbers ahead of the ...dailynews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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