Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Michigan?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,264 of Lake County’s 10,662 eligible citizens voted: 49.4% turnout. That’s 8.7 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 3.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,398 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | #5 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| St. Joseph County | #6 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Chippewa County | #7 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Lake County | #8 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Montcalm County | #9 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
| Cass County | #10 | 50.3% | 2.0 |
| Baraga County | #11 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
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