Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, Michigan?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 64,783 of Jackson County’s 124,873 eligible citizens voted: 51.9% turnout. That’s 6.2 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 5.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 60,090 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraga County | #11 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Menominee County | #12 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Calhoun County | #13 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Jackson County | #14 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Ionia County | #15 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Hillsdale County | #16 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Clare County | #17 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →