Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Ohio?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 38,607 of Wayne County’s 87,142 eligible citizens voted: 44.3% turnout. That’s 2.0 points lower than Ohio overall (46.3%) and 1.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 48,535 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Columbiana County | #38 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Butler County | #39 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
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