Bristol County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bristol County, Rhode Island?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Bristol County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Bristol County
In the November 2022 midterm, 20,575 of Bristol County’s 40,350 eligible citizens voted: 51.0% turnout. That’s 7.7 points higher than Rhode Island overall (43.3%) and 5.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,775 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bristol County ranks #4 of 5 counties in Rhode Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | #1 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| Newport County | #2 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Kent County | #3 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Bristol County | #4 | 51.0% | 2.0 |
| Washington County | #5 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
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