Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Ohio?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,894 of Jefferson County’s 51,758 eligible citizens voted: 44.2% turnout. That’s 2.1 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 1.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 28,864 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | #31 | 43.4% | 2.3 |
| Tuscarawas County | #32 | 43.5% | 2.3 |
| Hocking County | #33 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Jefferson County | #34 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Perry County | #35 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Wayne County | #36 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Clinton County | #37 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
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