Van Wert County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Van Wert County, Ohio?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Van Wert County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Van Wert County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,154 of Van Wert County’s 21,972 eligible citizens voted: 46.2% turnout. That’s about the same as Ohio overall (46.3%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 11,818 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Van Wert County ranks #51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County | #48 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #49 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Stark County | #50 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Van Wert County | #51 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Paulding County | #52 | 46.4% | 2.2 |
| Monroe County | #53 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Portage County | #54 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
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