Benzie County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Benzie County, Michigan?
Only 71% of eligible citizens in Benzie County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Benzie County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,695 of Benzie County’s 15,113 eligible citizens voted: 70.8% turnout. That’s 12.7 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 24.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,418 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 85.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Benzie County ranks #81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet County | #78 | 69.1% | 1.4 |
| Livingston County | #79 | 70.5% | 1.4 |
| Antrim County | #80 | 70.7% | 1.4 |
| Benzie County | #81 | 70.8% | 1.4 |
| Keweenaw County | #82 | 76.9% | 1.3 |
| Leelanau County | #83 | 80.9% | 1.2 |
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