Houghton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Houghton County, Michigan?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Houghton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Houghton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 15,480 of Houghton County’s 28,920 eligible citizens voted: 53.5% turnout. That’s 4.6 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 7.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,440 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Houghton County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County | #16 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Clare County | #17 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Mecosta County | #18 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Houghton County | #19 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Gogebic County | #20 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Muskegon County | #21 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Berrien County | #22 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
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