Montgomery County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Montgomery County, Maryland?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Montgomery County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Montgomery County
In the November 2022 midterm, 343,371 of Montgomery County’s 691,364 eligible citizens voted: 49.7% turnout. That’s 4.3 points higher than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 3.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 347,993 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Montgomery County ranks #15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Harford County | #16 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Frederick County | #17 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Calvert County | #18 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →