Madison County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Madison County, Idaho?
Only 20% of eligible citizens in Madison County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 42% turnout · 2.4 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in Madison County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,336 of Madison County’s 41,299 eligible citizens voted: 20.2% turnout. That’s 21.8 points lower than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 25.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,963 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 5.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 42.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Madison County ranks #1 of 44 counties in Idaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | #1 | 20.2% | 5.0 |
| Elmore County | #2 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Minidoka County | #3 | 32.3% | 3.1 |
| Jerome County | #4 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
See all 44 Idaho counties ranked →