Malheur County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Malheur County, Oregon?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Malheur County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 49% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Malheur County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,187 of Malheur County’s 22,308 eligible citizens voted: 41.2% turnout. That’s 19.6 points lower than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 4.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,121 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.1%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 7.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Malheur County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malheur County | #1 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Umatilla County | #2 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Jefferson County | #3 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Morrow County | #4 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
See all 36 Oregon counties ranked →