Cherokee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cherokee County, Oklahoma?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Cherokee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Cherokee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,545 of Cherokee County’s 36,825 eligible citizens voted: 36.8% turnout. That’s 2.6 points lower than Oklahoma overall (39.4%) and 9.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 23,280 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cherokee County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskogee County | #16 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Tillman County | #17 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Adair County | #18 | 36.6% | 2.7 |
| Cherokee County | #19 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
| Custer County | #20 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
| Love County | #21 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Woodward County | #22 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
See all 77 Oklahoma counties ranked →