Hays County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hays County, Texas?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Hays County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Hays County
In the November 2022 midterm, 89,727 of Hays County’s 195,328 eligible citizens voted: 45.9% turnout. That’s 5.1 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 105,601 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hays County ranks #146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | #143 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Hardin County | #144 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Jack County | #145 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Hays County | #146 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| McCulloch County | #147 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #148 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Upton County | #149 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
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