Whatcom County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Whatcom County, Washington?
Only 62% of eligible citizens in Whatcom County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 77% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Whatcom County
In the November 2022 midterm, 111,170 of Whatcom County’s 178,126 eligible citizens voted: 62.4% turnout. That’s 7.8 points higher than Washington overall (54.6%) and 16.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 66,956 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 77.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Whatcom County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelan County | #28 | 61.2% | 1.6 |
| Skamania County | #29 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
| Island County | #30 | 61.9% | 1.6 |
| Whatcom County | #31 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
| Clallam County | #32 | 63.1% | 1.6 |
| Klickitat County | #33 | 63.5% | 1.6 |
| Columbia County | #34 | 64.0% | 1.6 |
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