Monroe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Monroe County, New York?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Monroe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Monroe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 275,938 of Monroe County’s 580,570 eligible citizens voted: 47.5% turnout. That’s 5.6 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 1.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 304,632 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Monroe County ranks #36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County | #33 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Herkimer County | #34 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Westchester County | #35 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Monroe County | #36 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | #37 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Albany County | #38 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Wyoming County | #39 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
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