Kalamazoo County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Kalamazoo County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Kalamazoo County
In the November 2022 midterm, 116,837 of Kalamazoo County’s 199,376 eligible citizens voted: 58.6% turnout. That’s 0.5 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 12.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 82,539 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kalamazoo County ranks #41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County | #38 | 58.3% | 1.7 |
| Delta County | #39 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Arenac County | #40 | 58.6% | 1.7 |
| Kalamazoo County | #41 | 58.6% | 1.7 |
| Dickinson County | #42 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| St. Clair County | #43 | 59.0% | 1.7 |
| Iron County | #44 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
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