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West Virginia voter turnout by county

Each vote in West Virginia counts for 3.0 people

33% of eligible West Virginia citizens voted in the 2022 midterm.

In the 2022 midterm, 471,967 of West Virginia’s 1,409,276 eligible citizens voted (33.5%), so each ballot spoke for 3.0 people. In 2024, turnout was 54.1% (1.8 people per vote). Nationally, 2022 turnout was 46.0%. Vote power is highest in McDowell County (4.6 people per vote) and lowest in Tucker County (2.2).

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West Virginia counties ranked by vote power (2022 midterm)
McDowell County#14.621.6%2.737.6%
Logan County#24.024.7%2.246.1%
Wyoming County#34.025.1%2.245.9%
Gilmer County#43.727.1%2.639.0%
Webster County#53.528.4%2.246.1%
Monongalia County#63.429.8%2.147.5%
Cabell County#73.329.9%2.148.0%
Doddridge County#83.330.2%2.245.1%
Mercer County#93.330.2%2.051.1%
Berkeley County#103.330.3%1.757.6%
Fayette County#113.230.9%2.049.9%
Barbour County#123.231.3%1.951.9%
Lincoln County#133.231.3%2.146.8%
Mingo County#143.231.4%2.148.8%
Boone County#153.231.6%2.048.8%
Wayne County#163.231.6%1.952.2%
Preston County#173.131.9%1.952.1%
Mason County#183.132.0%1.953.1%
Hampshire County#193.132.4%1.854.7%
Raleigh County#203.132.4%1.954.0%
Upshur County#213.132.4%1.952.5%
Braxton County#223.032.9%1.953.3%
Roane County#233.032.9%2.050.2%
Taylor County#243.033.2%1.855.4%
Nicholas County#253.033.4%1.952.6%
Randolph County#263.033.4%1.951.6%
Lewis County#273.033.6%1.953.8%
Kanawha County#283.033.9%1.953.6%
Clay County#292.934.1%1.952.9%
Summers County#302.934.7%1.953.3%
Marion County#312.935.0%1.855.3%
Brooke County#322.935.1%1.854.8%
Hardy County#332.835.1%1.857.0%
Harrison County#342.835.2%1.757.9%
Wetzel County#352.835.4%1.855.8%
Morgan County#362.835.7%1.663.3%
Hancock County#372.835.8%1.856.2%
Pleasants County#382.736.4%1.855.3%
Putnam County#392.736.7%1.661.7%
Tyler County#402.736.7%1.855.6%
Marshall County#412.737.0%1.854.8%
Mineral County#422.737.1%1.760.4%
Wood County#432.737.1%1.856.7%
Jackson County#442.737.6%1.759.5%
Ohio County#452.737.6%1.856.5%
Ritchie County#462.638.0%1.661.3%
Grant County#472.539.4%1.663.3%
Jefferson County#482.540.0%1.664.2%
Calhoun County#492.442.0%1.759.9%
Greenbrier County#502.442.1%1.758.1%
Wirt County#512.442.3%1.564.8%
Pocahontas County#522.342.7%1.660.9%
Monroe County#532.343.9%1.565.3%
Pendleton County#542.344.3%1.469.9%
Tucker County#552.245.1%1.663.9%

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.