Ohio County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ohio County, West Virginia?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Ohio County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Ohio County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,437 of Ohio County’s 33,107 eligible citizens voted: 37.6% turnout. That’s 4.1 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 8.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 20,670 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ohio County ranks #45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County | #42 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Wood County | #43 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | #44 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| 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 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →