Austin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Austin County, Texas?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Austin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Austin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,216 of Austin County’s 21,931 eligible citizens voted: 51.1% turnout. That’s 10.3 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 5.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,715 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Austin County ranks #201 of 254 counties in Texas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler County | #198 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Sabine County | #199 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Duval County | #200 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Austin County | #201 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Sterling County | #202 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Collingsworth County | #203 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Presidio County | #204 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
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