Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Massachusetts?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 31,615 of Franklin County’s 57,530 eligible citizens voted: 55.0% turnout. That’s 6.8 points higher than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 9.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 25,915 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | #9 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Plymouth County | #10 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| 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 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →