Kent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kent County, Delaware?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Kent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Kent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 54,076 of Kent County’s 140,113 eligible citizens voted: 38.6% turnout. That’s 3.5 points lower than Delaware overall (42.1%) and 7.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 86,037 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kent County ranks #1 of 3 counties in Delaware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | #1 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| New Castle County | #2 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| Sussex County | #3 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
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