Monongalia County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Monongalia County, West Virginia?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Monongalia County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Monongalia County
In the November 2022 midterm, 25,965 of Monongalia County’s 87,183 eligible citizens voted: 29.8% turnout. That’s 3.7 points lower than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 16.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 61,218 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 47.5%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Monongalia County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County | #3 | 25.1% | 4.0 |
| Gilmer County | #4 | 27.1% | 3.7 |
| Webster County | #5 | 28.4% | 3.5 |
| 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 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →