Sarasota County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sarasota County, Florida?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Sarasota County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Sarasota County
In the November 2022 midterm, 218,897 of Sarasota County’s 376,433 eligible citizens voted: 58.2% turnout. That’s 10.2 points higher than Florida overall (48.0%) and 12.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 157,536 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sarasota County ranks #63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collier County | #60 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Flagler County | #61 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Jefferson County | #62 | 57.8% | 1.7 |
| Sarasota County | #63 | 58.2% | 1.7 |
| Martin County | #64 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Nassau County | #65 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| St. Johns County | #66 | 62.3% | 1.6 |
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