Houston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Houston County, Georgia?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Houston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Houston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 59,210 of Houston County’s 121,813 eligible citizens voted: 48.6% turnout. That’s 1.9 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 2.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 62,603 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Houston County ranks #84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin County | #81 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Carroll County | #82 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Elbert County | #83 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Houston County | #84 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Miller County | #85 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Bleckley County | #86 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
| Early County | #87 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
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