Gilmer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Gilmer County, Georgia?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Gilmer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Gilmer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,086 of Gilmer County’s 25,693 eligible citizens voted: 54.8% turnout. That’s 4.3 points higher than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 8.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,607 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Gilmer County ranks #123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County | #120 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Jefferson County | #121 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
| Columbia County | #122 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Gilmer County | #123 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Jasper County | #124 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Lee County | #125 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Schley County | #126 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
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