Worcester County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Worcester County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Worcester County
In the November 2022 midterm, 292,807 of Worcester County’s 636,632 eligible citizens voted: 46.0% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 343,825 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 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.
Worcester County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hampshire County | #7 | 48.8% | 2.1 |
| Essex County | #8 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →