Erie County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Erie County, Ohio?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Erie County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Erie County
In the November 2022 midterm, 28,924 of Erie County’s 59,007 eligible citizens voted: 49.0% turnout. That’s 2.7 points higher than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 3.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,083 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Erie County ranks #68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County | #65 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Fairfield County | #66 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Washington County | #67 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Erie County | #68 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Clermont County | #69 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Hamilton County | #70 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Wyandot County | #71 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
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