Washington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washington County, Mississippi?
Only 28% of eligible citizens in Washington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 46% turnout · 2.2 people per vote
Turnout in Washington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,767 of Washington County’s 31,703 eligible citizens voted: 27.7% turnout. That’s 4.2 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 18.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 22,936 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 45.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washington County ranks #10 of 82 counties in Mississippi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | #7 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Alcorn County | #8 | 27.0% | 3.7 |
| Lafayette County | #9 | 27.2% | 3.7 |
| Washington County | #10 | 27.7% | 3.6 |
| Yazoo County | #11 | 28.2% | 3.5 |
| Lee County | #12 | 28.6% | 3.5 |
| Neshoba County | #13 | 28.9% | 3.5 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →