Union County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Union County, Oregon?
Only 63% of eligible citizens in Union County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Union County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,544 of Union County’s 19,943 eligible citizens voted: 62.9% turnout. That’s 2.1 points higher than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 16.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,399 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Union County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamhill County | #18 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| Josephine County | #19 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
| Linn County | #20 | 62.3% | 1.6 |
| Union County | #21 | 62.9% | 1.6 |
| Lincoln County | #22 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Harney County | #23 | 63.9% | 1.6 |
| Curry County | #24 | 64.4% | 1.6 |
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