DeKalb County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in DeKalb County, Georgia?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in DeKalb County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in DeKalb County
In the November 2022 midterm, 298,229 of DeKalb County’s 533,250 eligible citizens voted: 55.9% turnout. That’s 5.4 points higher than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 9.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 235,021 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
DeKalb County ranks #130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White County | #127 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Walton County | #128 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Wilkes County | #129 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| DeKalb County | #130 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Jones County | #131 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Baker County | #132 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Coweta County | #133 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
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