St. Joseph County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in St. Joseph County, Michigan?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in St. Joseph County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in St. Joseph County
In the November 2022 midterm, 21,941 of St. Joseph County’s 44,564 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 8.9 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 22,623 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
St. Joseph County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gratiot County | #3 | 46.8% | 2.1 |
| Branch County | #4 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | #5 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| St. Joseph County | #6 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Chippewa County | #7 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Lake County | #8 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Montcalm County | #9 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →