The state saw a net gain of almost 1 million new voters since a report from the same time period in 2012. The new data show California now has more registered voters than the population of 46 states. California last month hit a new record of more than 18.2 million registered voters, as state elections officials say registration continues to surge. Republicans trailed Democrats in registration by more than 18 percentage points in the official state report released Wednesday. Padilla reported last week that more than 370,000 Californians registered to vote or updated their registration in the final week of September.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 05, 2016 19:17 UTC