Benton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Benton County, Washington?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Benton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Benton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 75,617 of Benton County’s 144,825 eligible citizens voted: 52.2% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Washington overall (54.6%) and 6.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 69,208 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Benton County ranks #10 of 39 counties in Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor County | #7 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Asotin County | #8 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Walla Walla County | #9 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Benton County | #10 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Spokane County | #11 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
| Cowlitz County | #12 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Okanogan County | #13 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →