Merrimack County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Merrimack County, New Hampshire?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Merrimack County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Merrimack County
In the November 2022 midterm, 70,858 of Merrimack County’s 125,269 eligible citizens voted: 56.6% turnout. That’s 0.6 points higher than New Hampshire overall (56.0%) and 10.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 54,411 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Merrimack County ranks #7 of 10 counties in New Hampshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | #4 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Cheshire County | #5 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Grafton County | #6 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Merrimack County | #7 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Belknap County | #8 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Rockingham County | #9 | 60.6% | 1.7 |
| Carroll County | #10 | 61.8% | 1.6 |
See all 10 New Hampshire counties ranked →