Galveston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Galveston County, Texas?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Galveston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Galveston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 110,734 of Galveston County’s 257,451 eligible citizens voted: 43.0% turnout. That’s 2.2 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 3.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 146,717 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Galveston County ranks #116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County | #113 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Hartley County | #114 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Hutchinson County | #115 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Galveston County | #116 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Lynn County | #117 | 43.1% | 2.3 |
| Guadalupe County | #118 | 43.2% | 2.3 |
| Limestone County | #119 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
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