Gaines County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Gaines County, Texas?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Gaines County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Gaines County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,116 of Gaines County’s 10,613 eligible citizens voted: 38.8% turnout. That’s 2.0 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 7.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,497 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Gaines County ranks #68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County | #65 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Gregg County | #66 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Calhoun County | #67 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Gaines County | #68 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| McLennan County | #69 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Stephens County | #70 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Zavala County | #71 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
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