2026 is a midterm year — turnout is typically much lower.
I'm voting for ? people
In low-turnout places, every ballot speaks for more than one person.
Does my vote matter?
More than you think. In the 2022 midterm, only 46% of eligible Americans voted. When fewer people show up, each ballot speaks for more of your neighbors. votepower uses official turnout for every U.S. county to show how many people your vote counts for.
Voter turnout by state
See every county ranked, or compare turnout across all states.
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- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Questions
Does my vote really matter?
In the 2022 midterm, only 46% of eligible U.S. citizens voted, and about 130 million sat it out. When turnout is low, each ballot that is cast speaks for more people. In about two-thirds of U.S. counties, every 2022 midterm ballot spoke for two or more eligible citizens.
What does “I’m voting for 1.8 people” mean?
It’s the number of eligible citizens in your county for every vote actually cast. If 57% of eligible citizens vote, each ballot represents 100 ÷ 57 = 1.8 people.
What was voter turnout in 2022 and 2024?
Nationally, 46.0% of eligible citizens voted in the 2022 midterm and 64.4% in the 2024 presidential election, based on county totals. Midterm turnout is almost always lower, so each vote counts for more in a midterm year like 2026.
When is Election Day 2026?
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting and mail ballot rules vary by state, so check yours at vote.org.
Is votepower partisan?
No. It shows turnout only, with no candidates, parties or positions, and there’s nothing to sign up for.
Where does the data come from?
Votes cast come from official state returns compiled by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab. Eligible citizens come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s citizen voting-age population estimates (2020–2024).
How it works
Your number is how many eligible citizens there are in your county for every person who actually voted: eligible citizens ÷ votes cast = 100 ÷ turnout %. If only half of eligible citizens vote, each ballot cast speaks for two people.
Data
- Votes cast, presidential (2024): total votes for U.S. President in the November 2024 general election, by county, from official state records compiled by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
- Votes cast, midterm (2022): the highest vote total for any statewide race (U.S. Senate, governor, other statewide offices and ballot questions) or for U.S. House summed across districts, by county. This is the standard proxy for ballots cast when no single race appears on every ballot. Built from MIT Election Data and Science Lab precinct-level returns. Indiana (where many counties didn’t report precinct data), Phillips County, AR and Power County, ID use county-level certified totals instead.
- Eligible citizens: citizen voting-age population (CVAP), 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau special tabulation (released January 2026).
Sources
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab, 2018, “County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024,” Harvard Dataverse, doi:10.7910/DVN/VOQCHQ (version 2026-02-25).
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab, “2022 General Election Precinct-Level Returns,” github.com/MEDSL/2022-elections-official (accessed October 2026).
- 2022 county totals for Indiana (U.S. Senate), Phillips County, AR and Power County, ID (governor), taken from Wikipedia’s county results tables of the certified results and cross-checked against MEDSL counties where both exist.
- U.S. Census Bureau, “Citizen Voting Age Population by Race and Ethnicity, 2020–2024,” ACS 5-year special tabulation.
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