Schenectady County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Schenectady County, New York?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Schenectady County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Schenectady County
In the November 2022 midterm, 54,552 of Schenectady County’s 120,658 eligible citizens voted: 45.2% turnout. That’s 3.3 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 0.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 66,106 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Schenectady County ranks #27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca County | #24 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Broome County | #25 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Cayuga County | #26 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Schenectady County | #27 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Fulton County | #28 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Washington County | #29 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
| Niagara County | #30 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
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