Ulster County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ulster County, New York?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Ulster County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ulster County
In the November 2022 midterm, 78,069 of Ulster County’s 146,155 eligible citizens voted: 53.4% turnout. That’s 11.5 points higher than New York overall (41.9%) and 7.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 68,086 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ulster County ranks #57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | #54 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Schoharie County | #55 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Warren County | #56 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| 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 |
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