Muskegon County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Muskegon County, Michigan?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Muskegon County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Muskegon County
In the November 2022 midterm, 73,836 of Muskegon County’s 134,907 eligible citizens voted: 54.7% turnout. That’s 3.4 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 8.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 61,071 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Muskegon County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecosta County | #18 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Houghton County | #19 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Gogebic County | #20 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Muskegon County | #21 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Berrien County | #22 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Genesee County | #23 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Ingham County | #24 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →