Providence County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Providence County, Rhode Island?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Providence County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Providence County
In the November 2022 midterm, 177,306 of Providence County’s 473,328 eligible citizens voted: 37.5% turnout. That’s 5.8 points lower than Rhode Island overall (43.3%) and 8.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 296,022 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Providence County ranks #1 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 |
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