Wheeler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wheeler County, Oregon?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in Wheeler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Small county: the Census estimate behind this number has a wide margin of error, so treat it as approximate.
Turnout in Wheeler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 830 of Wheeler County’s 1,283 eligible citizens voted: 64.7% turnout. That’s 3.9 points higher than Oregon overall (60.8%) and 18.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 453 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 3.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wheeler County ranks #26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harney County | #23 | 63.9% | 1.6 |
| Curry County | #24 | 64.4% | 1.6 |
| Gilliam County | #25 | 64.7% | 1.5 |
| Wheeler County | #26 | 64.7% | 1.5 |
| Baker County | #27 | 65.1% | 1.5 |
| Hood River County | #28 | 65.1% | 1.5 |
| Columbia County | #29 | 65.4% | 1.5 |
See all 36 Oregon counties ranked →