Charles County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Charles County, Maryland?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Charles County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Charles County
In the November 2022 midterm, 54,574 of Charles County’s 124,905 eligible citizens voted: 43.7% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 2.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 70,331 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 30.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Charles County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dorchester County | #12 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →