Bay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bay County, Michigan?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Bay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Bay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 49,235 of Bay County’s 82,472 eligible citizens voted: 59.7% turnout. That’s 1.6 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 13.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,237 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bay County ranks #49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilac County | #46 | 59.2% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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