Fort Bend County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fort Bend County, Texas?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Fort Bend County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Fort Bend County
In the November 2022 midterm, 250,204 of Fort Bend County’s 558,514 eligible citizens voted: 44.8% turnout. That’s 4.0 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 1.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 308,310 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fort Bend County ranks #131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall County | #128 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Smith County | #129 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Freestone County | #130 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Fort Bend County | #131 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Martin County | #132 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Morris County | #133 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Refugio County | #134 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
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