Summers County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Summers County, West Virginia?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Summers County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Summers County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,422 of Summers County’s 9,867 eligible citizens voted: 34.7% turnout. That’s 1.2 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 11.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,445 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Summers County ranks #30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | #27 | 33.6% | 3.0 |
| Kanawha County | #28 | 33.9% | 3.0 |
| Clay County | #29 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Summers County | #30 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Marion County | #31 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Brooke County | #32 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
| Hardy County | #33 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
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