Queens County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Queens County, New York?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Queens County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 49% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Queens County
In the November 2022 midterm, 438,285 of Queens County’s 1,452,026 eligible citizens voted: 30.2% turnout. That’s 11.7 points lower than New York overall (41.9%) and 15.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,013,741 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Queens County ranks #2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx County | #1 | 23.2% | 4.3 |
| Queens County | #2 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| Kings County | #3 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Jefferson County | #4 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| New York County | #5 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
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