Howard County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Howard County, Maryland?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Howard County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Howard County
In the November 2022 midterm, 130,291 of Howard County’s 232,912 eligible citizens voted: 55.9% turnout. That’s 10.5 points higher than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 9.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 102,621 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Howard County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | #19 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Carroll County | #20 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Worcester County | #21 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Howard County | #22 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Queen Anne's County | #23 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Talbot County | #24 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →