Bedford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bedford County, Pennsylvania?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Bedford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Bedford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,241 of Bedford County’s 38,027 eligible citizens voted: 58.5% turnout. That’s 4.6 points higher than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 12.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 15,786 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bedford County ranks #61 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County | #58 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Sullivan County | #59 | 57.8% | 1.7 |
| Delaware County | #60 | 58.2% | 1.7 |
| Bedford County | #61 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Westmoreland County | #62 | 58.7% | 1.7 |
| Allegheny County | #63 | 59.0% | 1.7 |
| Butler County | #64 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
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