Nicholas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Nicholas County, West Virginia?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Nicholas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Nicholas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,379 of Nicholas County’s 19,086 eligible citizens voted: 33.4% turnout. That’s about the same as West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 12.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 12,707 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Nicholas County ranks #25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton County | #22 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Roane County | #23 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Taylor County | #24 | 33.2% | 3.0 |
| Nicholas County | #25 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| Randolph County | #26 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| Lewis County | #27 | 33.6% | 3.0 |
| Kanawha County | #28 | 33.9% | 3.0 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →