Whitman County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Whitman County, Washington?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Whitman County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Whitman County
In the November 2022 midterm, 15,520 of Whitman County’s 37,497 eligible citizens voted: 41.4% turnout. That’s 13.2 points lower than Washington overall (54.6%) and 4.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,977 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Whitman County ranks #3 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 |
| Grant County | #5 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
| Pierce County | #6 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
See all 39 Washington counties ranked →