Monroe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Monroe County, Michigan?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Monroe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Monroe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 70,044 of Monroe County’s 121,558 eligible citizens voted: 57.6% turnout. That’s about the same as Michigan overall (58.1%) and 11.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 51,514 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Monroe County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County | #28 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Marquette County | #29 | 57.2% | 1.7 |
| Macomb County | #30 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
| Monroe County | #31 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Osceola County | #32 | 57.8% | 1.7 |
| Wexford County | #33 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
| Gladwin County | #34 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
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