Middlesex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Middlesex County, Massachusetts?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Middlesex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Middlesex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 605,766 of Middlesex County’s 1,151,646 eligible citizens voted: 52.6% turnout. That’s 4.4 points higher than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 6.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 545,880 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Middlesex County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire County | #6 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
| Hampshire County | #7 | 48.8% | 2.1 |
| Essex County | #8 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| 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 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →