Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Indiana?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,590 of Wayne County’s 50,286 eligible citizens voted: 33.0% turnout. That’s 4.0 points lower than Indiana overall (37.0%) and 13.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,696 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #9 of 92 counties in Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | #6 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
| Elkhart County | #7 | 32.2% | 3.1 |
| Vigo County | #8 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Wayne County | #9 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Delaware County | #10 | 33.3% | 3.0 |
| Clinton County | #11 | 33.5% | 3.0 |
| Noble County | #12 | 33.5% | 3.0 |
See all 92 Indiana counties ranked →