Adams County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Adams County, Illinois?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Adams County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Adams County
In the November 2022 midterm, 24,961 of Adams County’s 49,877 eligible citizens voted: 50.0% turnout. That’s 4.9 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 4.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,916 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Adams County ranks #58 of 102 counties in Illinois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | #55 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Greene County | #56 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Ogle County | #57 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Adams County | #58 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
| McLean County | #59 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| De Witt County | #60 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Pulaski County | #61 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
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