Defiance County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Defiance County, Ohio?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Defiance County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Defiance County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,435 of Defiance County’s 29,524 eligible citizens voted: 45.5% turnout. That’s 0.8 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 16,089 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Defiance County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lorain County | #43 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Williams County | #44 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Crawford County | #45 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
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