Maricopa County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Maricopa County, Arizona?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Maricopa County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Maricopa County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,552,597 of Maricopa County’s 3,206,007 eligible citizens voted: 48.4% turnout. That’s about the same as Arizona overall (48.4%) and 2.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,653,410 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Maricopa County ranks #8 of 15 counties in Arizona for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz County | #5 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Santa Cruz County | #6 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Mohave County | #7 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
| Maricopa County | #8 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Coconino County | #9 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
| Cochise County | #10 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Pima County | #11 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
See all 15 Arizona counties ranked →