Bristol County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Bristol County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Bristol County
In the November 2022 midterm, 183,390 of Bristol County’s 433,863 eligible citizens voted: 42.3% turnout. That’s 5.9 points lower than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 3.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 250,473 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bristol County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | #1 | 36.4% | 2.7 |
| Hampden County | #2 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Bristol County | #3 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
| Nantucket County | #4 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Worcester County | #5 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Berkshire County | #6 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →