Essex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Essex County, New York?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Essex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Essex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 15,611 of Essex County’s 30,528 eligible citizens voted: 51.1% turnout. That’s 9.2 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 5.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,917 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Essex County ranks #49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga County | #46 | 50.3% | 2.0 |
| Delaware County | #47 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Suffolk County | #48 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Essex County | #49 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Rockland County | #50 | 51.3% | 1.9 |
| Greene County | #51 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Ontario County | #52 | 51.8% | 1.9 |
See all 62 New York counties ranked →