Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Washington?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,097 of Franklin County’s 56,146 eligible citizens voted: 39.4% turnout. That’s 15.2 points lower than Washington overall (54.6%) and 6.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 34,049 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | #1 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Yakima County | #2 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Whitman County | #3 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Adams County | #4 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →