Fourteen propositions on California's November 2026 ballot — polls agree on most, split sharply on voter ID and the billionaire tax

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"California ballot measures 2026" — every statewide proposition on the November 3, 2026 California ballot: what it does, what it costs, what the polls say and how newspaper editorial boards recommend voting.

All 14 statewide propositions on the November 3, 2026 ballot (Props 1–5 and 37–45) are covered here, with the Secretary of State's official summaries and Legislative Analyst fiscal estimates, 36 distinct published polls from 13 pollsters (June–October 2026, margins in percentage points of yes minus no among likely voters), and the published recommendations of 9 newspaper editorial boards (54 positions). The newest polls found ended fielding October 2; newer polls may change the picture. The boards shown are the set this search found, not every newspaper in the state.

Poll margins by proposition

PPICBerkeley IGSOther pollstersDot = one poll, yes minus no in points. Line spans lowest to highest margin. Rows sorted by median margin.

Hover a dot for the pollster, dates and exact numbers. Left of the zero line, no leads; right, yes leads.

Prop 39 (voter ID) polls range from −13 to +10 points across 5 pollsters; the latest, ending October 2, puts yes ahead by 3. californiatoday.com

Prop 40 (one-time 5% billionaire tax) has 13 polls from 11 pollsters, spanning −15 to +19; the two latest, ending October 1 and 2, both have no ahead. en.wikipedia.org

The other 12 measures have only one or two published polls each, all fielded in September — mostly PPIC and Berkeley IGS. ppic.org

Fiscal estimates range from no direct state cost (Prop 37) to $500–600 million a year for about 25 years to repay the Prop 1 housing bond, and a temporary increase of tens of billions of dollars from Prop 40. voterguide.sos.ca.gov

How 9 editorial boards recommend voting

Boards split on 10 of the 14 measures. On Props 4, 38, 39 and 44 every board found recommends no. Colours mark the published position only, not a judgment. Each cell links the published editorial.

Each measure: summary, cost, polls and endorsements

Prop 40: thirteen polls over four months, and the money

Margin, yes minus no, by field end date. Each dot is one poll; hover for details.

Money reported for and against Prop 40, October 16, 2026

The outlets count different committees, so totals differ: roughly $259 million to more than $340 million raised against, about $32–33 million for yes.

All 36 polls

Prop	Pollster	Field end	Yes %	No %	Margin	Sample	Source

Data: 14 statewide propositions on California's November 3, 2026 ballot from the Secretary of State's official Voter Information Guide with Legislative Analyst fiscal estimates; 36 distinct published polls from 13 pollsters (field dates June 14 – October 2, 2026; margin is yes minus no in percentage points among likely or registered voters as each pollster defines them); 54 recommendations from 9 newspaper editorial boards as published September–October 2026; Prop 40 fundraising as reported by four outlets on October 16, 2026. Polls are snapshots, not forecasts. Pollster sample descriptions are shortened in the table; the editorial-board list is what this search found, not all California papers.

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