Harris County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Harris County, Texas?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Harris County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Harris County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,102,418 of Harris County’s 2,892,435 eligible citizens voted: 38.1% turnout. That’s 2.7 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 7.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,790,017 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Harris County ranks #63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman County | #60 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Lamb County | #61 | 37.7% | 2.7 |
| Hockley County | #62 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Harris County | #63 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
| Bexar County | #64 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Brooks County | #65 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Gregg County | #66 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
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