Baltimore County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Baltimore County, Maryland?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Baltimore County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Baltimore County
In the November 2022 midterm, 273,126 of Baltimore County’s 626,290 eligible citizens voted: 43.6% turnout. That’s 1.8 points lower than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 2.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 353,164 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Baltimore County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicomico County | #5 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
| Cecil County | #6 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Washington County | #7 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Baltimore County | #8 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Charles County | #9 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| St. Mary's County | #10 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
| Caroline County | #11 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →