Mercer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mercer County, Pennsylvania?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Mercer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Mercer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 45,352 of Mercer County’s 88,045 eligible citizens voted: 51.5% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 5.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 42,693 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mercer County ranks #29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion County | #26 | 51.4% | 1.9 |
| Cameron County | #27 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Lebanon County | #28 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Mercer County | #29 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Huntingdon County | #30 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Lycoming County | #31 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Jefferson County | #32 | 51.8% | 1.9 |
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