Cortland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cortland County, New York?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Cortland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Cortland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,149 of Cortland County’s 37,332 eligible citizens voted: 43.3% turnout. That’s 1.4 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 2.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,183 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 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.
Cortland County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | #10 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Sullivan County | #11 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
| Tompkins County | #12 | 43.2% | 2.3 |
| Cortland County | #13 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Oswego County | #14 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Orleans County | #15 | 43.4% | 2.3 |
| Oneida County | #16 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
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