Manistee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Manistee County, Michigan?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Manistee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Manistee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,646 of Manistee County’s 21,001 eligible citizens voted: 60.2% turnout. That’s 2.1 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 14.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,355 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Manistee County ranks #52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay County | #49 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Alpena County | #50 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Huron County | #51 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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