Houston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Houston County, Texas?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Houston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Houston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,187 of Houston County’s 17,058 eligible citizens voted: 42.1% turnout. That’s 1.3 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 3.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,871 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Houston County ranks #112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales County | #109 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Jackson County | #110 | 41.9% | 2.4 |
| Floyd County | #111 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Houston County | #112 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Bastrop County | #113 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Hartley County | #114 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Hutchinson County | #115 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
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