McDowell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in McDowell County, West Virginia?
Only 22% of eligible citizens in McDowell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 38% turnout · 2.7 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in McDowell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,117 of McDowell County’s 14,438 eligible citizens voted: 21.6% turnout. That’s 11.9 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 24.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,321 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 4.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 37.6%, so each ballot spoke for 2.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
McDowell County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | #1 | 21.6% | 4.6 |
| Logan County | #2 | 24.7% | 4.0 |
| Wyoming County | #3 | 25.1% | 4.0 |
| Gilmer County | #4 | 27.1% | 3.7 |
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