Ottawa County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ottawa County, Michigan?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in Ottawa County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Ottawa County
In the November 2022 midterm, 146,432 of Ottawa County’s 225,047 eligible citizens voted: 65.1% turnout. That’s 7.0 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 19.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 78,615 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ottawa County ranks #70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency County | #67 | 63.8% | 1.6 |
| Roscommon County | #68 | 64.1% | 1.6 |
| Washtenaw County | #69 | 64.5% | 1.5 |
| Ottawa County | #70 | 65.1% | 1.5 |
| Presque Isle County | #71 | 65.6% | 1.5 |
| Alcona County | #72 | 66.1% | 1.5 |
| Oakland County | #73 | 66.3% | 1.5 |
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