Los Angeles County, California
Official vote by mail returns from the state. We hold one dated 2026 file and the final 2022 file, so this is a snapshot, not a daily trend.
Source: official state election data (vote by mail ballot return statistics). As of Oct 24, 2026 (source revision bsr-statistics-10-24-26). Fetched Oct 26, 2026, 09:11 UTC.
Vote by mail returned: two different days
The 2026 point is 10 days before Election Day. The 2022 point is 1 day before. They are not a same-day comparison, and the 2022 file counts vote by mail only.
- 2026
- 2022
Early ballots are not final votes and do not show how people voted. Early voting can pull turnout forward from Election Day, so a fast pace now is not a forecast.
The numbers behind the chart
| Election | As of | Days before | Mail issued | Mail returned | In person | Total cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 | 10 | 5,948,531 | 585,309 | 9,706 | 595,015 |
| 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | 1 | 5,678,047 | 1,039,268 | Not in file | Not in file |
What we have, and what we do not
- 2026Partly availableOne dated file (October 24). We have not yet built a daily series.
- 2022Partly availableThe state publishes one 2022 file, overwritten through the day before Election Day (as of November 7). It is not a same-day comparison.
- 2024Not available yetNo 2024 ballot return file was found.
Data notes
- Vote by mail ballots returned only (this file has no in-person column), as of the day before Election Day. Not a same-day comparison with 2026.
- Vote by mail ballots returned plus in-person ballots cast, as of the date in the file.
Sources
Figures come from official election offices where they publish them, and from the named public sources below where credit is required. We keep the original files and the time we fetched each one.
- Official state election data (official)
Data refreshed Oct 29, 2026, 10:04 UTC. How we collect and compare these numbers.