Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Maine?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,928 of Franklin County’s 24,911 eligible citizens voted: 59.9% turnout. That’s 0.7 points lower than Maine overall (60.6%) and 13.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,983 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #10 of 16 counties in Maine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | #7 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
| Kennebec County | #8 | 59.3% | 1.7 |
| York County | #9 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Franklin County | #10 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
| Waldo County | #11 | 64.3% | 1.6 |
| Hancock County | #12 | 65.7% | 1.5 |
| Cumberland County | #13 | 66.2% | 1.5 |
See all 16 Maine counties ranked →