Washtenaw County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washtenaw County, Michigan?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Washtenaw County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Washtenaw County
In the November 2022 midterm, 180,848 of Washtenaw County’s 280,253 eligible citizens voted: 64.5% turnout. That’s 6.4 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 18.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 99,405 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washtenaw County ranks #69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County | #66 | 63.6% | 1.6 |
| 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 |
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