Macon County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Macon County, Georgia?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Macon County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Macon County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,778 of Macon County’s 9,448 eligible citizens voted: 40.0% turnout. That’s 10.5 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 6.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,670 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.6%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Macon County ranks #19 of 159 counties in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes County | #16 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Jenkins County | #17 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Muscogee County | #18 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| Macon County | #19 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Clarke County | #20 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Whitfield County | #21 | 40.4% | 2.5 |
| Chattooga County | #22 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
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