Philadelphia County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Philadelphia County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Philadelphia County
In the November 2022 midterm, 498,531 of Philadelphia County’s 1,142,301 eligible citizens voted: 43.6% turnout. That’s 10.3 points lower than Pennsylvania overall (53.9%) and 2.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 643,770 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Philadelphia County ranks #2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest County | #1 | 34.4% | 2.9 |
| Philadelphia County | #2 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Monroe County | #3 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Northumberland County | #4 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| McKean County | #5 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
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