Payette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Payette County, Idaho?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Payette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Payette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,609 of Payette County’s 19,217 eligible citizens voted: 39.6% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 6.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,608 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Payette County ranks #15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bonneville County | #16 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Nez Perce County | #17 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Clearwater County | #18 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
See all 44 Idaho counties ranked →