Kent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kent County, Maryland?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Kent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Kent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,483 of Kent County’s 16,120 eligible citizens voted: 52.6% turnout. That’s 7.2 points higher than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 6.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,637 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kent County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Worcester County | #21 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Howard County | #22 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →