Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Indiana?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 133,693 of Lake County’s 369,437 eligible citizens voted: 36.2% turnout. That’s 0.8 points lower than Indiana overall (37.0%) and 9.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 235,744 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #33 of 92 counties in Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | #30 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Owen County | #31 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Lawrence County | #32 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Lake County | #33 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Adams County | #34 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
| Jay County | #35 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
| Knox County | #36 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
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