Hampden County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hampden County, Massachusetts?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Hampden County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Hampden County
In the November 2022 midterm, 138,239 of Hampden County’s 350,858 eligible citizens voted: 39.4% turnout. That’s 8.8 points lower than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 6.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 212,619 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hampden County ranks #2 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 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →