Calhoun County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Calhoun County, Illinois?
Only 67% of eligible citizens in Calhoun County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 77% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Calhoun County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,331 of Calhoun County’s 3,465 eligible citizens voted: 67.3% turnout. That’s 22.2 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 21.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,134 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 77.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Calhoun County ranks #102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham County | #99 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Putnam County | #100 | 61.3% | 1.6 |
| Jasper County | #101 | 65.0% | 1.5 |
| Calhoun County | #102 | 67.3% | 1.5 |
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