Hartford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hartford County, Connecticut?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Hartford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Hartford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 309,829 of Hartford County’s 663,905 eligible citizens voted: 46.7% turnout. That’s 0.9 points lower than Connecticut overall (47.6%) and 0.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 354,076 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hartford County ranks #3 of 8 counties in Connecticut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham County | #1 | 42.9% | 2.3 |
| New Haven County | #2 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Hartford County | #3 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Fairfield County | #4 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| New London County | #5 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Tolland County | #6 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
See all 8 Connecticut counties ranked →