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Karnes County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Karnes County, Texas?

Each vote here counts for 3.1 people

Only 32% of eligible citizens in Karnes County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 43% turnout · 2.3 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
32.4%
3.1 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
43.1%
2.3 people per vote
Eligible citizens
11,767
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
7,949
eligible citizens
Rank in Texas
#28 of 254
for vote power

Turnout in Karnes County

In the November 2022 midterm, 3,818 of Karnes County’s 11,767 eligible citizens voted: 32.4% turnout. That’s 8.4 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 13.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,949 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 43.1%, so each ballot spoke for 2.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Karnes County ranks #28 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.

Counties near Karnes County in the Texas ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Val Verde County#2531.8%3.1
Anderson County#2632.1%3.1
Swisher County#2732.1%3.1
Karnes County#2832.4%3.1
Parmer County#2932.4%3.1
Liberty County#3032.6%3.1
Andrews County#3133.1%3.0

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.