Thurston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Thurston County, Washington?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Thurston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Thurston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 126,098 of Thurston County’s 227,096 eligible citizens voted: 55.5% turnout. That’s 0.9 points higher than Washington overall (54.6%) and 9.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 100,998 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.5%, 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.
Thurston County ranks #18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County | #15 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
| Snohomish County | #16 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Lewis County | #17 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Thurston County | #18 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Ferry County | #19 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Douglas County | #20 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Mason County | #21 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →