Willacy County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Willacy County, Texas?
Only 27% of eligible citizens in Willacy County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 40% turnout · 2.5 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in Willacy County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,839 of Willacy County’s 14,062 eligible citizens voted: 27.3% turnout. That’s 13.5 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 18.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,223 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 39.6%, so each ballot spoke for 2.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Willacy County ranks #7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee County | #4 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Walker County | #5 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Reeves County | #6 | 26.7% | 3.7 |
| Willacy County | #7 | 27.3% | 3.7 |
| Dallam County | #8 | 27.6% | 3.6 |
| Deaf Smith County | #9 | 28.2% | 3.5 |
| La Salle County | #10 | 28.5% | 3.5 |
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