Dougherty County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dougherty County, Georgia?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Dougherty County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Dougherty County
In the November 2022 midterm, 26,709 of Dougherty County’s 61,873 eligible citizens voted: 43.2% turnout. That’s 7.3 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 2.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 35,164 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dougherty County ranks #38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson County | #35 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
| Crisp County | #36 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Baldwin County | #37 | 42.9% | 2.3 |
| Dougherty County | #38 | 43.2% | 2.3 |
| Berrien County | #39 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Cook County | #40 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Evans County | #41 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
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