Richmond County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richmond County, New York?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Richmond County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Richmond County
In the November 2022 midterm, 141,133 of Richmond County’s 350,478 eligible citizens voted: 40.3% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than New York overall (41.9%) and 5.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 209,345 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richmond County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | #3 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Jefferson County | #4 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| New York County | #5 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Richmond County | #6 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| St. Lawrence County | #7 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Franklin County | #8 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Montgomery County | #9 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
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