Athens County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Athens County, Ohio?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Athens County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Athens County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,081 of Athens County’s 51,199 eligible citizens voted: 37.3% turnout. That’s 9.0 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 8.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,118 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.3%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Athens County ranks #3 of 88 counties in Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County | #1 | 28.0% | 3.6 |
| Jackson County | #2 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Athens County | #3 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Scioto County | #4 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Ross County | #5 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Marion County | #6 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
See all 88 Ohio counties ranked →