Chautauqua County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Chautauqua County, New York?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Chautauqua County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Chautauqua County
In the November 2022 midterm, 43,561 of Chautauqua County’s 98,259 eligible citizens voted: 44.3% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 1.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 54,698 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Chautauqua County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung County | #18 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Cattaraugus County | #19 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Otsego County | #20 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Chautauqua County | #21 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Clinton County | #22 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Orange County | #23 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Seneca County | #24 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
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