Gem County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Gem County, Idaho?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Gem County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Gem County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,631 of Gem County’s 15,464 eligible citizens voted: 49.3% turnout. That’s 7.3 points higher than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 3.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,833 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Gem County ranks #32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Boise County | #33 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Bonner County | #34 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Butte County | #35 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
See all 44 Idaho counties ranked →