Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Florida?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 230,017 of Polk County’s 569,044 eligible citizens voted: 40.4% turnout. That’s 7.6 points lower than Florida overall (48.0%) and 5.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 339,027 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola County | #5 | 37.2% | 2.7 |
| Union County | #6 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Glades County | #7 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Polk County | #8 | 40.4% | 2.5 |
| Hamilton County | #9 | 40.6% | 2.5 |
| Orange County | #10 | 40.7% | 2.5 |
| Jackson County | #11 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
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