Butler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butler County, Ohio?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Butler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Butler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 128,448 of Butler County’s 286,457 eligible citizens voted: 44.8% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 1.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 158,009 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Butler County ranks #39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | #36 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Clinton County | #37 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Columbiana County | #38 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Butler County | #39 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Franklin County | #40 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Morgan County | #41 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Defiance County | #42 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
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