King County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in King County, Washington?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in King County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in King County
In the November 2022 midterm, 890,942 of King County’s 1,564,199 eligible citizens voted: 57.0% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than Washington overall (54.6%) and 11.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 673,257 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
King County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry County | #19 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Douglas County | #20 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Mason County | #21 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| King County | #22 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Kitsap County | #23 | 57.1% | 1.8 |
| Skagit County | #24 | 58.0% | 1.7 |
| Pacific County | #25 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →