Richmond County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richmond County, Georgia?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Richmond County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Richmond County
In the November 2022 midterm, 64,156 of Richmond County’s 155,380 eligible citizens voted: 41.3% turnout. That’s 9.2 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 4.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 91,224 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richmond County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County | #25 | 40.8% | 2.5 |
| Ware County | #26 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
| Walker County | #27 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Richmond County | #28 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Decatur County | #29 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Clayton County | #30 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Dodge County | #31 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
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