Montgomery County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Montgomery County, New York?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Montgomery County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Montgomery County
In the November 2022 midterm, 15,924 of Montgomery County’s 37,762 eligible citizens voted: 42.2% turnout. That’s about the same as New York overall (41.9%) and 3.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,838 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Montgomery County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | #6 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| St. Lawrence County | #7 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Franklin County | #8 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Montgomery County | #9 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Allegany County | #10 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Sullivan County | #11 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
| Tompkins County | #12 | 43.2% | 2.3 |
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