Highlands County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Highlands County, Florida?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Highlands County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Highlands County
In the November 2022 midterm, 39,825 of Highlands County’s 83,061 eligible citizens voted: 47.9% turnout. That’s about the same as Florida overall (48.0%) and 1.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 43,236 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Highlands County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | #28 | 46.4% | 2.2 |
| 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 |
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