Wharton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wharton County, Texas?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Wharton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Wharton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,157 of Wharton County’s 29,233 eligible citizens voted: 41.6% turnout. That’s 0.8 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 4.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,076 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wharton County ranks #105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | #102 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Marion County | #103 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Tarrant County | #104 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Wharton County | #105 | 41.6% | 2.4 |
| Harrison County | #106 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Hill County | #107 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Hudspeth County | #108 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
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