Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, West Virginia?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,190 of Jefferson County’s 45,420 eligible citizens voted: 40.0% turnout. That’s 6.5 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 6.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 27,230 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County | #45 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Ritchie County | #46 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Grant County | #47 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Jefferson County | #48 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Calhoun County | #49 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Greenbrier County | #50 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Wirt County | #51 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →