Barbour County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barbour County, West Virginia?
Only 31% of eligible citizens in Barbour County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 52% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Barbour County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,854 of Barbour County’s 12,312 eligible citizens voted: 31.3% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 14.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,458 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barbour County ranks #12 of 55 counties in West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | #9 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| Berkeley County | #10 | 30.3% | 3.3 |
| Fayette County | #11 | 30.9% | 3.2 |
| Barbour County | #12 | 31.3% | 3.2 |
| Lincoln County | #13 | 31.3% | 3.2 |
| Mingo County | #14 | 31.4% | 3.2 |
| Boone County | #15 | 31.6% | 3.2 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →