Chelan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Chelan County, Washington?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Chelan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Chelan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 34,249 of Chelan County’s 55,974 eligible citizens voted: 61.2% turnout. That’s 6.6 points higher than Washington overall (54.6%) and 15.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,725 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Chelan County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific County | #25 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Pend Oreille County | #26 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Stevens County | #27 | 60.9% | 1.6 |
| Chelan County | #28 | 61.2% | 1.6 |
| Skamania County | #29 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
| Island County | #30 | 61.9% | 1.6 |
| Whatcom County | #31 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
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