Otsego County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Otsego County, New York?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Otsego County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Otsego County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,102 of Otsego County’s 50,131 eligible citizens voted: 44.1% turnout. That’s 2.2 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 1.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 28,029 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.7%, 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.
Otsego County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates County | #17 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Chemung County | #18 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Cattaraugus County | #19 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Otsego County | #20 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Chautauqua County | #21 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Clinton County | #22 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Orange County | #23 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
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