Kay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kay County, Oklahoma?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Kay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Kay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,532 of Kay County’s 32,111 eligible citizens voted: 39.0% turnout. That’s about the same as Oklahoma overall (39.4%) and 7.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,579 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kay County ranks #36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston County | #33 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Haskell County | #34 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Kiowa County | #35 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Kay County | #36 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Pushmataha County | #37 | 39.3% | 2.5 |
| Stephens County | #38 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Pontotoc County | #39 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
See all 77 Oklahoma counties ranked →