Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Texas?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 62,439 of Jefferson County’s 174,359 eligible citizens voted: 35.8% turnout. That’s 5.0 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 10.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 111,920 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.5%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos County | #48 | 35.5% | 2.8 |
| Midland County | #49 | 35.6% | 2.8 |
| Concho County | #50 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Jefferson County | #51 | 35.8% | 2.8 |
| Lubbock County | #52 | 35.8% | 2.8 |
| Nolan County | #53 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Atascosa County | #54 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
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