Holmes County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Holmes County, Ohio?
Only 28% of eligible citizens in Holmes County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 40% turnout · 2.5 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in Holmes County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,639 of Holmes County’s 30,902 eligible citizens voted: 28.0% turnout. That’s 18.3 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 18.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 22,263 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 39.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Holmes County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County | #1 | 28.0% | 3.6 |
| Jackson County | #2 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Athens County | #3 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Scioto County | #4 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
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