Onondaga County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Onondaga County, New York?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Onondaga County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Onondaga County
In the November 2022 midterm, 169,856 of Onondaga County’s 358,822 eligible citizens voted: 47.3% turnout. That’s 5.4 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 1.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 188,966 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Onondaga County ranks #33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara County | #30 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Chenango County | #31 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Erie County | #32 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
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