Belmont County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Belmont County, Ohio?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Belmont County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Belmont County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,535 of Belmont County’s 52,943 eligible citizens voted: 42.6% turnout. That’s 3.7 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 3.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,408 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Belmont County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaway County | #21 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Huron County | #22 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Brown County | #23 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Belmont County | #24 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
| Adams County | #25 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Seneca County | #26 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Allen County | #27 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
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