Mercer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mercer County, West Virginia?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Mercer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Mercer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,961 of Mercer County’s 46,181 eligible citizens voted: 30.2% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 15.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,220 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.1%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mercer County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongalia County | #6 | 29.8% | 3.4 |
| Cabell County | #7 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| 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 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →