Dorchester County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dorchester County, Maryland?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Dorchester County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Dorchester County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,565 of Dorchester County’s 25,105 eligible citizens voted: 46.1% turnout. That’s 0.7 points higher than Maryland overall (45.4%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 13,540 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dorchester County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Garrett County | #13 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Anne Arundel County | #14 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Montgomery County | #15 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →