Matagorda County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Matagorda County, Texas?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Matagorda County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Matagorda County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,724 of Matagorda County’s 24,649 eligible citizens voted: 39.4% turnout. That’s 1.4 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 6.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,925 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Matagorda County ranks #78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan County | #75 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Bowie County | #76 | 39.1% | 2.6 |
| Titus County | #77 | 39.1% | 2.6 |
| Matagorda County | #78 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Dallas County | #79 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Erath County | #80 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Hunt County | #81 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
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