Cowlitz County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cowlitz County, Washington?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Cowlitz County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Cowlitz County
In the November 2022 midterm, 44,942 of Cowlitz County’s 84,596 eligible citizens voted: 53.1% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than Washington overall (54.6%) and 7.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 39,654 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cowlitz County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clark County | #14 | 54.4% | 1.8 |
| Kittitas County | #15 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →