Allegany County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Allegany County, Maryland?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Allegany County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Allegany County
In the November 2022 midterm, 21,697 of Allegany County’s 54,805 eligible citizens voted: 39.6% turnout. That’s 5.8 points lower than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 6.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,108 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Allegany County ranks #4 of 24 counties in Maryland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore city | #1 | 33.6% | 3.0 |
| Somerset County | #2 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Prince George's County | #3 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Allegany County | #4 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Wicomico County | #5 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
| Cecil County | #6 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Washington County | #7 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →