Elk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Elk County, Pennsylvania?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Elk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Elk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,678 of Elk County’s 24,663 eligible citizens voted: 55.5% turnout. That’s 1.6 points higher than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 9.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,985 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 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.
Elk County ranks #51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County | #48 | 55.1% | 1.8 |
| Beaver County | #49 | 55.2% | 1.8 |
| Potter County | #50 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Elk County | #51 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Adams County | #52 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Montour County | #53 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Perry County | #54 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
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