Erie County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Erie County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Erie County
In the November 2022 midterm, 105,734 of Erie County’s 208,692 eligible citizens voted: 50.7% turnout. That’s 3.2 points lower than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 4.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 102,958 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Erie County ranks #23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | #20 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
| Crawford County | #21 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Bradford County | #22 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Erie County | #23 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Tioga County | #24 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Pike County | #25 | 51.3% | 1.9 |
| Clarion County | #26 | 51.4% | 1.9 |
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