Carter County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Carter County, Oklahoma?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Carter County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Carter County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,408 of Carter County’s 35,713 eligible citizens voted: 37.5% turnout. That’s 1.9 points lower than Oklahoma overall (39.4%) and 8.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 22,305 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Carter County ranks #27 of 77 counties in Oklahoma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottawatomie County | #24 | 37.2% | 2.7 |
| Harmon County | #25 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| McCurtain County | #26 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Carter County | #27 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| Alfalfa County | #28 | 37.7% | 2.7 |
| Marshall County | #29 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Okmulgee County | #30 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
See all 77 Oklahoma counties ranked →