Rensselaer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rensselaer County, New York?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Rensselaer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Rensselaer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 62,405 of Rensselaer County’s 126,257 eligible citizens voted: 49.4% turnout. That’s 7.5 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 3.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 63,852 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rensselaer County ranks #44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben County | #41 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Livingston County | #42 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Genesee County | #43 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Rensselaer County | #44 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Dutchess County | #45 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Tioga County | #46 | 50.3% | 2.0 |
| Delaware County | #47 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
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