Wirt County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wirt County, West Virginia?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Wirt County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wirt County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,685 of Wirt County’s 3,981 eligible citizens voted: 42.3% turnout. That’s 8.8 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 3.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,296 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wirt County ranks #51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | #48 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Calhoun County | #49 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Greenbrier County | #50 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Wirt County | #51 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
| Pocahontas County | #52 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Monroe County | #53 | 43.9% | 2.3 |
| Pendleton County | #54 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
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