Suffolk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Suffolk County, Massachusetts?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Suffolk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Suffolk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 201,428 of Suffolk County’s 553,603 eligible citizens voted: 36.4% turnout. That’s 11.8 points lower than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 9.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 352,175 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Suffolk County ranks #1 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 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →