Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, Ohio?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,483 of Fayette County’s 21,831 eligible citizens voted: 38.9% turnout. That’s 7.4 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 7.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,348 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County | #5 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Marion County | #6 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Pike County | #7 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
| Fayette County | #8 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Hardin County | #9 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Lawrence County | #10 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Highland County | #11 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
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