Ingham County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ingham County, Michigan?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Ingham County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ingham County
In the November 2022 midterm, 119,041 of Ingham County’s 215,031 eligible citizens voted: 55.4% turnout. That’s 2.7 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 9.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 95,990 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.9%, 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.
Ingham County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon County | #21 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Berrien County | #22 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Genesee County | #23 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Ingham County | #24 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Lenawee County | #25 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Saginaw County | #26 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Van Buren County | #27 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →