Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, West Virginia?
Only 31% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,662 of Fayette County’s 31,308 eligible citizens voted: 30.9% turnout. That’s 2.6 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 15.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,646 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doddridge County | #8 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| 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 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →