Portage County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Portage County, Wisconsin?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Portage County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Portage County
In the November 2022 midterm, 33,680 of Portage County’s 56,722 eligible citizens voted: 59.4% turnout. That’s about the same as Wisconsin overall (59.0%) and 13.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 23,042 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Portage County ranks #52 of 72 counties in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | #49 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
| Marathon County | #50 | 58.7% | 1.7 |
| Outagamie County | #51 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Portage County | #52 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Sheboygan County | #53 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
| Columbia County | #54 | 60.1% | 1.7 |
| Green County | #55 | 60.9% | 1.6 |
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