Ontario County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ontario County, New York?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Ontario County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ontario County
In the November 2022 midterm, 46,300 of Ontario County’s 89,323 eligible citizens voted: 51.8% turnout. That’s 9.9 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 5.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 43,023 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ontario County ranks #52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nassau County | #53 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Lewis County | #54 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Schoharie County | #55 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
See all 62 New York counties ranked →