Columbia County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Columbia County, Washington?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Columbia County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Columbia County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,030 of Columbia County’s 3,171 eligible citizens voted: 64.0% turnout. That’s 9.4 points higher than Washington overall (54.6%) and 18.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,141 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Columbia County ranks #34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom County | #31 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
| Clallam County | #32 | 63.1% | 1.6 |
| Klickitat County | #33 | 63.5% | 1.6 |
| Columbia County | #34 | 64.0% | 1.6 |
| Wahkiakum County | #35 | 67.2% | 1.5 |
| Lincoln County | #36 | 68.4% | 1.5 |
| Garfield County | #37 | 69.2% | 1.4 |
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