Payne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Payne County, Oklahoma?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Payne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 46% turnout · 2.2 people per vote
Turnout in Payne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,138 of Payne County’s 63,932 eligible citizens voted: 34.6% turnout. That’s 4.8 points lower than Oklahoma overall (39.4%) and 11.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 41,794 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 45.8%, so each ballot spoke for 2.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Payne County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okfuskee County | #9 | 34.0% | 2.9 |
| Sequoyah County | #10 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
| Hughes County | #11 | 34.5% | 2.9 |
| Payne County | #12 | 34.6% | 2.9 |
| Ottawa County | #13 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Atoka County | #14 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Caddo County | #15 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
See all 77 Oklahoma counties ranked →