Wetzel County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wetzel County, West Virginia?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Wetzel County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Wetzel County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,912 of Wetzel County’s 11,062 eligible citizens voted: 35.4% turnout. That’s 1.9 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 10.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,150 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wetzel County ranks #35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke County | #32 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
| Hardy County | #33 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Harrison County | #34 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Wetzel County | #35 | 35.4% | 2.8 |
| Morgan County | #36 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Hancock County | #37 | 35.8% | 2.8 |
| Pleasants County | #38 | 36.4% | 2.7 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →