Milwaukee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Milwaukee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Milwaukee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 348,059 of Milwaukee County’s 661,743 eligible citizens voted: 52.6% turnout. That’s 6.4 points lower than Wisconsin overall (59.0%) and 6.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 313,684 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Milwaukee County ranks #11 of 72 counties in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County | #8 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| Richland County | #9 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Douglas County | #10 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Milwaukee County | #11 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Rock County | #12 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Lafayette County | #13 | 53.3% | 1.9 |
| Pierce County | #14 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
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