Washington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washington County, Oregon?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Washington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Washington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 255,882 of Washington County’s 423,315 eligible citizens voted: 60.4% turnout. That’s about the same as Oregon overall (60.8%) and 14.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 167,433 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washington County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Douglas County | #16 | 60.9% | 1.6 |
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