Essex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Essex County, Vermont?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Essex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Essex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,410 of Essex County’s 4,920 eligible citizens voted: 49.0% turnout. That’s 6.0 points lower than Vermont overall (55.0%) and 3.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,510 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 21.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Essex County ranks #2 of 14 counties in Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans County | #1 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Essex County | #2 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | #3 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Caledonia County | #4 | 51.8% | 1.9 |
| Bennington County | #5 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
See all 14 Vermont counties ranked →