Clayton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clayton County, Georgia?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Clayton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Clayton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 84,136 of Clayton County’s 200,569 eligible citizens voted: 41.9% turnout. That’s 8.6 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 4.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 116,433 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clayton County ranks #30 of 159 counties in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | #27 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Richmond County | #28 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Decatur County | #29 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Clayton County | #30 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Dodge County | #31 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Seminole County | #32 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Camden County | #33 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
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