Orleans Parish voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Orleans Parish voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Orleans Parish
In the November 2022 midterm, 111,117 of Orleans Parish’s 287,355 eligible citizens voted: 38.7% turnout. That’s 1.8 points lower than Louisiana overall (40.5%) and 7.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 176,238 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Orleans Parish ranks #16 of 64 counties in Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse Parish | #13 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Caddo Parish | #14 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Washington Parish | #15 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Orleans Parish | #16 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Iberia Parish | #17 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Jefferson Parish | #18 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Madison Parish | #19 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
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