Washington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washington County, Rhode Island?
Only 55% 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, 59,086 of Washington County’s 107,970 eligible citizens voted: 54.7% turnout. That’s 11.4 points higher than Rhode Island overall (43.3%) and 8.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 48,884 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washington County ranks #5 of 5 counties in Rhode Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | #2 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Kent County | #3 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Bristol County | #4 | 51.0% | 2.0 |
| Washington County | #5 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
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