Kalkaska County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kalkaska County, Michigan?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Kalkaska County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 80% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Kalkaska County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,854 of Kalkaska County’s 14,494 eligible citizens voted: 61.1% turnout. That’s 3.0 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 15.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,640 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kalkaska County ranks #55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee County | #52 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Shiawassee County | #53 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Iosco County | #54 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
| Kalkaska County | #55 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Cheboygan County | #56 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| Otsego County | #57 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
| Lapeer County | #58 | 62.6% | 1.6 |
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