That’s especially the case in Santa Clara County.
One homeless man, Gary Diaz, told San Jose Spotlight: "When you're in a shelter it's a lot better because you have more freedom to get things done. But being on the street, it's just too hard.”
This election is particularly important for Diaz because he doesn't want former President Donald Trump to win.
Diaz added: "Now that I'm grounded and staying (in a place), I see a lot of things," Diaz said. "I think he'd be bad for our country. He wants to give tax cuts on the millionaires. It doesn't help us. He takes away a lot of the things that we want to get from the county."
Advocate Robert Aguirre has been helping homeless people vote for the past decade and educating them on the importance of their voice.
Aguirre goes to homeless encampments in Gilroy and to the Recovery Cafe in downtown San Jose to register people to vote. He helps educate them on the races and issues that are on the ballot. He's gotten 53 people registered this election cycle, though he doesn't know how many of them will actually vote.
