Delaware County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Delaware County, Ohio?
Only 62% of eligible citizens in Delaware County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 83% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Delaware County
In the November 2022 midterm, 98,885 of Delaware County’s 160,739 eligible citizens voted: 61.5% turnout. That’s 15.2 points higher than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 15.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 61,854 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 83.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Delaware County ranks #88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | #85 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Geauga County | #86 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
| Putnam County | #87 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Delaware County | #88 | 61.5% | 1.6 |
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