Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Oregon?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,008 of Lake County’s 6,649 eligible citizens voted: 60.3% turnout. That’s 0.5 points lower than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 14.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,641 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 3.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | #9 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Lane County | #10 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Coos County | #11 | 60.1% | 1.7 |
| Lake County | #12 | 60.3% | 1.7 |
| Washington County | #13 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Clatsop County | #14 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Jackson County | #15 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
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