Denton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Denton County, Texas?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Denton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Denton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 317,778 of Denton County’s 674,566 eligible citizens voted: 47.1% turnout. That’s 6.3 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 1.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 356,788 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Denton County ranks #159 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp County | #156 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Sherman County | #157 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Aransas County | #158 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Denton County | #159 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Live Oak County | #160 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Young County | #161 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Cottle County | #162 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
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