Deschutes County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Deschutes County, Oregon?
Only 68% of eligible citizens in Deschutes County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Deschutes County
In the November 2022 midterm, 109,678 of Deschutes County’s 161,933 eligible citizens voted: 67.7% turnout. That’s 6.9 points higher than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 21.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 52,255 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Deschutes County ranks #34 of 36 counties in Oregon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crook County | #31 | 66.9% | 1.5 |
| Tillamook County | #32 | 67.1% | 1.5 |
| Sherman County | #33 | 67.2% | 1.5 |
| Deschutes County | #34 | 67.7% | 1.5 |
| Grant County | #35 | 70.5% | 1.4 |
| Wallowa County | #36 | 76.7% | 1.3 |
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