Douglas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Douglas County, Illinois?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Douglas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Douglas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,462 of Douglas County’s 14,493 eligible citizens voted: 44.6% turnout. That’s about the same as Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,031 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Douglas County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles County | #10 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Kankakee County | #11 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Saline County | #12 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Douglas County | #13 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Alexander County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Johnson County | #15 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Lee County | #16 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
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