Spokane County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Spokane County, Washington?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Spokane County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Spokane County
In the November 2022 midterm, 221,531 of Spokane County’s 419,776 eligible citizens voted: 52.8% turnout. That’s 1.8 points lower than Washington overall (54.6%) and 6.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 198,245 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Spokane County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asotin County | #8 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| 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 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →