Frederick County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Frederick County, Maryland?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Frederick County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Frederick County
In the November 2022 midterm, 106,608 of Frederick County’s 205,425 eligible citizens voted: 51.9% turnout. That’s 6.5 points higher than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 5.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 98,817 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Frederick County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | #14 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Montgomery County | #15 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Harford County | #16 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Frederick County | #17 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Calvert County | #18 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Kent County | #19 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Carroll County | #20 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →