Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Vermont?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,793 of Franklin County’s 39,255 eligible citizens voted: 50.4% turnout. That’s 4.6 points lower than Vermont overall (55.0%) and 4.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,462 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #3 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 |
| Windham County | #6 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
See all 14 Vermont counties ranked →