Honolulu County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Honolulu County, Hawaii?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Honolulu County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Honolulu County
In the November 2022 midterm, 273,543 of Honolulu County’s 729,458 eligible citizens voted: 37.5% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than Hawaii overall (39.2%) and 8.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 455,915 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 46.7%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Honolulu County ranks #1 of 4 counties in Hawaii 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | #1 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| Hawaii County | #2 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Maui County | #3 | 43.5% | 2.3 |
| Kauai County | #4 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
See all 4 Hawaii counties ranked →