Kent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kent County, Michigan?
Only 63% of eligible citizens in Kent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Kent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 299,870 of Kent County’s 478,249 eligible citizens voted: 62.7% turnout. That’s 4.6 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 16.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 178,379 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 77.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kent County ranks #59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan County | #56 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| Otsego County | #57 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
| Lapeer County | #58 | 62.6% | 1.6 |
| Kent County | #59 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| Allegan County | #60 | 62.9% | 1.6 |
| Barry County | #61 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Eaton County | #62 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
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