Boone County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Boone County, West Virginia?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Boone County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 49% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Boone County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,270 of Boone County’s 16,677 eligible citizens voted: 31.6% turnout. That’s 1.9 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 14.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,407 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.8%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Boone County ranks #15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Wayne County | #16 | 31.6% | 3.2 |
| Preston County | #17 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Mason County | #18 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
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