Owyhee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Owyhee County, Idaho?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Owyhee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Owyhee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,290 of Owyhee County’s 8,490 eligible citizens voted: 38.8% turnout. That’s 3.2 points lower than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 7.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,200 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Owyhee County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone County | #9 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Lincoln County | #10 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| Power County | #11 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Owyhee County | #12 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Bannock County | #13 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Gooding County | #14 | 39.2% | 2.5 |
| Payette County | #15 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
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