Oceana County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Oceana County, Michigan?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Oceana County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Oceana County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,091 of Oceana County’s 20,446 eligible citizens voted: 59.1% turnout. That’s 1.0 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 13.1 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 72.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Oceana County ranks #45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson County | #42 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| St. Clair County | #43 | 59.0% | 1.7 |
| Iron County | #44 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
| Oceana County | #45 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
| Sanilac County | #46 | 59.2% | 1.7 |
| Crawford County | #47 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
| Oscoda County | #48 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
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