Wood County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wood County, West Virginia?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Wood County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Wood County
In the November 2022 midterm, 24,369 of Wood County’s 65,754 eligible citizens voted: 37.1% turnout. That’s 3.6 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 8.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 41,385 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wood County ranks #43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler County | #40 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Marshall County | #41 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
| 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 |
See all 55 West Virginia counties ranked →