Clark County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clark County, Illinois?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Clark County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Clark County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,320 of Clark County’s 11,748 eligible citizens voted: 53.8% turnout. That’s 8.7 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 7.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,428 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clark County ranks #79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon County | #76 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| White County | #77 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Scott County | #78 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Clark County | #79 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Hardin County | #80 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Pike County | #81 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Jersey County | #82 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
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