Putnam County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Putnam County, New York?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Putnam County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Putnam County
In the November 2022 midterm, 41,311 of Putnam County’s 74,322 eligible citizens voted: 55.6% turnout. That’s 13.7 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 9.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,011 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Putnam County ranks #60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster County | #57 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Schuyler County | #58 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Saratoga County | #59 | 55.2% | 1.8 |
| Putnam County | #60 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Columbia County | #61 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
| Hamilton County | #62 | 64.6% | 1.5 |
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