DeKalb County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in DeKalb County, Alabama?
Only 34% of eligible citizens in DeKalb County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in DeKalb County
In the November 2022 midterm, 17,134 of DeKalb County’s 50,738 eligible citizens voted: 33.8% turnout. That’s 3.0 points lower than Alabama overall (36.8%) and 12.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,604 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
DeKalb County ranks #9 of 67 counties in Alabama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | #6 | 32.2% | 3.1 |
| Etowah County | #7 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
| Calhoun County | #8 | 33.7% | 3.0 |
| DeKalb County | #9 | 33.8% | 3.0 |
| Houston County | #10 | 33.9% | 3.0 |
| Bibb County | #11 | 33.9% | 2.9 |
| Franklin County | #12 | 33.9% | 2.9 |
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