Bay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bay County, Florida?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Bay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Bay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 67,093 of Bay County’s 139,657 eligible citizens voted: 48.0% turnout. That’s about the same as Florida overall (48.0%) and 2.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 72,564 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bay County ranks #32 of 67 counties in Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford County | #29 | 46.8% | 2.1 |
| Suwannee County | #30 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Highlands County | #31 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Bay County | #32 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Madison County | #33 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Pasco County | #34 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Hernando County | #35 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
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