Douglas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Douglas County, Oregon?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Douglas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Douglas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 54,553 of Douglas County’s 89,614 eligible citizens voted: 60.9% turnout. That’s about the same as Oregon overall (60.8%) and 14.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 35,061 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 8.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Douglas County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | #13 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Clatsop County | #14 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Jackson County | #15 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Douglas County | #16 | 60.9% | 1.6 |
| Polk County | #17 | 61.2% | 1.6 |
| Yamhill County | #18 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| Josephine County | #19 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
See all 36 Oregon counties ranked →