Edgar County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Edgar County, Illinois?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Edgar County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Edgar County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,057 of Edgar County’s 13,196 eligible citizens voted: 45.9% turnout. That’s 0.8 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 7,139 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Edgar County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County | #21 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| DeKalb County | #22 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Rock Island County | #23 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Edgar County | #24 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Knox County | #25 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Marion County | #26 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Christian County | #27 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
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