Barnstable County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?
Only 62% of eligible citizens in Barnstable County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Barnstable County
In the November 2022 midterm, 117,842 of Barnstable County’s 189,558 eligible citizens voted: 62.2% turnout. That’s 14.0 points higher than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 16.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 71,716 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barnstable County ranks #14 of 14 counties in Massachusetts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County | #11 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | #12 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Dukes County | #13 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| Barnstable County | #14 | 62.2% | 1.6 |
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