Hardin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hardin County, Ohio?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Hardin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Hardin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,095 of Hardin County’s 23,368 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 14,273 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hardin County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Noble County | #12 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
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