Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Illinois?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,717 of Franklin County’s 28,842 eligible citizens voted: 47.6% turnout. That’s 2.5 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 15,125 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Williamson County | #46 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
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