Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, Illinois?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,012 of Fayette County’s 16,874 eligible citizens voted: 47.5% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,862 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | #39 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Perry County | #40 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Whiteside County | #41 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Fayette County | #42 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Franklin County | #43 | 47.6% | 2.1 |
| Madison County | #44 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | #45 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
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