Bear Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bear Lake County, Idaho?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Bear Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Bear Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,266 of Bear Lake County’s 4,786 eligible citizens voted: 47.3% turnout. That’s 5.3 points higher than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 1.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,520 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bear Lake County ranks #29 of 44 counties in Idaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latah County | #26 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Oneida County | #27 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Ada County | #28 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Bear Lake County | #29 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Washington County | #30 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Lewis County | #31 | 47.6% | 2.1 |
| Gem County | #32 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
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