Chester County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Chester County, Pennsylvania?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Chester County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Chester County
In the November 2022 midterm, 258,267 of Chester County’s 403,082 eligible citizens voted: 64.1% turnout. That’s 10.2 points higher than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 18.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 144,815 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 80.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Chester County ranks #67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | #64 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Bucks County | #65 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Montgomery County | #66 | 63.8% | 1.6 |
| Chester County | #67 | 64.1% | 1.6 |
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