Multnomah County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Multnomah County, Oregon?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Multnomah County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Multnomah County
In the November 2022 midterm, 366,043 of Multnomah County’s 617,886 eligible citizens voted: 59.2% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 13.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 251,843 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 7.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Multnomah County ranks #7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County | #4 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Marion County | #5 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Klamath County | #6 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Multnomah County | #7 | 59.2% | 1.7 |
| Wasco County | #8 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Benton County | #9 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Lane County | #10 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
See all 36 Oregon counties ranked →