Super Tuesday is when the presidential election for 2024 will be held in 16 states and one U.S. territory, including California. The front-runners in both major parties are obvious, but nominations are not certain until a candidate receives the majority of pledged delegates. Here is more information regarding the national election.
On this busy primary day, more than one-third of the total delegates up for president are given out. 1,421 Democratic delegates 424 of which are from California and 874 Republican delegates 169 of whom are from California are up for grabs. For the first time since 2016, the California had a U.S. Senate election without an incumbent. A total of 27 candidates were running, hoping to place in the top two on March 5 and advance to the general election.
However, voters in California will be choosing between two Senate elections. To fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein until a successor could be chosen, Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Laphonza Butler in September. Winner of this contest will take office on November 5, 2025, and serve a two-month term ending on January 3, 2025, following the general election.
California 2024 Presidential Election Polls
A few competitive Californian congressional districts could alter the chances of the GOP in the general election. District 22 in the San Joaquin Valley and Districts 40, 45, and 47 in the Southland are regarded as possible swing seats. Three House seats in the Los Angeles region, held by Democratic representatives who are leaving office. Three people are available: Grace Napolitano of Norwalk, Adam Schiff of Burbank, and Tony Cárdenas of Pacoima. The other primary election is more important since it will decide who will be California’s junior senator for the next six years, starting in January 2025 and ending in January 2031.
California vote by mail for 2024 election
In California, mail-in voting for the Nov. 5 presidential election is currently in progress. On October 7, California election authorities were mandated to begin mailing ballots. If a ballot is received by a voter and it is postmarked by November 5th, it can be mailed back. Votes must be submitted to county elections offices by November 12 at the latest. In person ballot returns are also accepted at any polling location around the state as well as at the elections office in your county. In-person ballot deliveries must be made by 8 p.m. on November 5 at one of the sites.
Popular Vote to Replace Electoral College Is Preferred by Most Californians
The United States has been using the Electoral College, a system established as a compromise between public and congressional votes to decide the winner of the presidential election for more than 200 years. How does the electoral college affect Californians in light of the impending presidential election that is probably going to come down to a few battleground states? Across demographic lines, most respondents to the most recent PPIC Statewide Survey favor switching from the current electoral system to a direct popular vote, but there is a clear partisan split on this matter.
As for future presidential elections, the September PPIC Statewide Survey finds that roughly seven out of ten California adults (69%) say they would support switching to a system where the president is elected by direct popular vote instead of the Electoral College, while 28% of adults are opposed. The percentages among probable voters are comparable (70% in favor, 28% against). Even though PPIC hasn’t asked this question since October 2008, the answers we received today match those from that time period. A recent Pew Research Center study found that, overall, Californians are marginally more likely than adults nationwide (63%) to favor switching to a popular vote system.
Prominent majorities, with some variance, across demographic groupings are in favor of switching to a direct popular vote. Men are not as likely as women to endorse this, and the percentage of women who do so grows with education. Support is strongest among African Americans (76%) and people between the ages of 35 and 54 (74%), as well as residents of the Inland Empire (76%). There is, however, a noticeable political split on this subject, with Republicans evenly divided and over eight in ten Democrats and two in three independents favoring direct popular vote for president. Two times since 2000, contenders for president have won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote; the last time a Republican won the popular vote was in 2004.
How can i register to vote in US Election
November 3, 2024 is the first Tuesday in November, which is also US election day and you must cast a ballot that counts since it will influence who becomes the next US president. You must make sure to register on time in order to accomplish this. Voter registration is easy. Online or in-person voter registration is available in a number of methods. If you won’t be able to vote on election day, you can alternatively register to vote by mail.
- You can register to vote via Vote.gov. To ensure that you are registered to vote in the closest polling place, be careful to provide your most recent address when registering online.
- You can register to vote in person. In addition, you might be able to cast a ballot at the state and local offices of public assistance, including WIC, SNAP/food stamps, and the department of motor vehicles, as well as at recruiting offices for the armed forces.
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Juniper Leena is a lawyer and finance graduate. She loves to write articles about the USA economy and social security. In her free time, she enjoys playing chess. She is the head of the writing team at Fort Hunt Herald and reports to Niamh Prescott. She also completed her MBA in finance in 2018.