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Putnam County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Putnam County, Georgia?

Each vote here counts for 1.7 people

Only 58% of eligible citizens in Putnam County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
57.7%
1.7 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
72.5%
1.4 people per vote
Eligible citizens
17,751
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
7,514
eligible citizens
Rank in Georgia
#139 of 159
for vote power

Turnout in Putnam County

In the November 2022 midterm, 10,237 of Putnam County’s 17,751 eligible citizens voted: 57.7% turnout. That’s 7.2 points higher than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 11.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,514 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Putnam County ranks #139 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.

Counties near Putnam County in the Georgia ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Webster County#13657.4%1.7
Glascock County#13757.5%1.7
McIntosh County#13857.5%1.7
Putnam County#13957.7%1.7
Cobb County#14057.8%1.7
Oglethorpe County#14157.9%1.7
Fannin County#14258.8%1.7

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.