Van Buren County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Van Buren County, Michigan?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Van Buren County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Van Buren County
In the November 2022 midterm, 31,947 of Van Buren County’s 56,420 eligible citizens voted: 56.6% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 10.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,473 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Van Buren County ranks #27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingham County | #24 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Lenawee County | #25 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Saginaw County | #26 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Van Buren County | #27 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Tuscola County | #28 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Marquette County | #29 | 57.2% | 1.7 |
| Macomb County | #30 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →