Alpena County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Alpena County, Michigan?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Alpena County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Alpena County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,980 of Alpena County’s 23,374 eligible citizens voted: 59.8% turnout. That’s 1.7 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 13.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,394 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Alpena County ranks #50 of 83 counties in Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County | #47 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
| Oscoda County | #48 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
| Bay County | #49 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Alpena County | #50 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Huron County | #51 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Manistee County | #52 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Shiawassee County | #53 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
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