Ford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ford County, Illinois?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Ford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,142 of Ford County’s 10,093 eligible citizens voted: 50.9% turnout. That’s 5.8 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 4.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,951 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ford County ranks #63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Witt County | #60 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Pulaski County | #61 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Tazewell County | #62 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Ford County | #63 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Macoupin County | #64 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| McHenry County | #65 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Marshall County | #66 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
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