Berks County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Berks County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Berks County
In the November 2022 midterm, 154,824 of Berks County’s 320,044 eligible citizens voted: 48.4% turnout. That’s 5.5 points lower than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 2.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 165,220 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Berks County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | #10 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Union County | #11 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Mifflin County | #12 | 47.6% | 2.1 |
| Berks County | #13 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Centre County | #14 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Indiana County | #15 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
| Schuylkill County | #16 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
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