Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, Texas?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,505 of Fayette County’s 19,023 eligible citizens voted: 55.2% turnout. That’s 14.4 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 9.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,518 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #220 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | #217 | 54.6% | 1.8 |
| Coleman County | #218 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Lavaca County | #219 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Fayette County | #220 | 55.2% | 1.8 |
| Hamilton County | #221 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Lipscomb County | #222 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Schleicher County | #223 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
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