Lee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lee County, Florida?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Lee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Lee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 275,239 of Lee County’s 606,203 eligible citizens voted: 45.4% turnout. That’s 2.6 points lower than Florida overall (48.0%) and 0.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 330,964 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lee County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie County | #18 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Washington County | #19 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Hillsborough County | #20 | 45.3% | 2.2 |
| Lee County | #21 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| St. Lucie County | #22 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Broward County | #23 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Taylor County | #24 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
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