Manatee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Manatee County, Florida?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Manatee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Manatee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 171,730 of Manatee County’s 326,526 eligible citizens voted: 52.6% turnout. That’s 4.6 points higher than Florida overall (48.0%) and 6.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 154,796 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Manatee County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf County | #45 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Seminole County | #46 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | #47 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Manatee County | #48 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Clay County | #49 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Gadsden County | #50 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| Brevard County | #51 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
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