Cayuga County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cayuga County, New York?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Cayuga County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Cayuga County
In the November 2022 midterm, 26,962 of Cayuga County’s 59,724 eligible citizens voted: 45.1% turnout. That’s 3.2 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 0.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,762 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cayuga County ranks #26 of 62 counties in New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | #23 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Seneca County | #24 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Broome County | #25 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Cayuga County | #26 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Schenectady County | #27 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Fulton County | #28 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Washington County | #29 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
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