Ottawa County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ottawa County, Ohio?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Ottawa County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Ottawa County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,509 of Ottawa County’s 32,802 eligible citizens voted: 56.4% turnout. That’s 10.1 points higher than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 10.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,293 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ottawa County ranks #84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auglaize County | #81 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Medina County | #82 | 54.6% | 1.8 |
| Warren County | #83 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Ottawa County | #84 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Mercer County | #85 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Geauga County | #86 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
| Putnam County | #87 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
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