South OC Times

Of the 48,503 citizens living in Rancho Santa Margarita City in 2019, 36,462 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 18,805 of those people were female and 17,657 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	17,657	36.4
Females 18 and over	18,805	38.77

Source: US Census Bureau