Barry County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barry County, Michigan?
Only 63% of eligible citizens in Barry County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Barry County
In the November 2022 midterm, 30,731 of Barry County’s 48,753 eligible citizens voted: 63.0% turnout. That’s 4.9 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 17.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 18,022 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barry County ranks #61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapeer County | #58 | 62.6% | 1.6 |
| Kent County | #59 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| Allegan County | #60 | 62.9% | 1.6 |
| Barry County | #61 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Eaton County | #62 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Midland County | #63 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Ontonagon County | #64 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
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