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Saginaw County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Saginaw County, Michigan?

Each vote here counts for 1.8 people

Only 56% of eligible citizens in Saginaw County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
55.7%
1.8 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
70.8%
1.4 people per vote
Eligible citizens
146,581
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
64,968
eligible citizens
Rank in Michigan
#26 of 83
for vote power

Turnout in Saginaw County

In the November 2022 midterm, 81,613 of Saginaw County’s 146,581 eligible citizens voted: 55.7% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 9.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 64,968 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Saginaw County ranks #26 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.

Counties near Saginaw County in the Michigan ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Genesee County#2355.4%1.8
Ingham County#2455.4%1.8
Lenawee County#2555.5%1.8
Saginaw County#2655.7%1.8
Van Buren County#2756.6%1.8
Tuscola County#2857.0%1.8
Marquette County#2957.2%1.7

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.