Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, Illinois?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 17,194 of Jackson County’s 41,166 eligible citizens voted: 41.8% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 4.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 23,972 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | #3 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
| Morgan County | #4 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Lawrence County | #5 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Jackson County | #6 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Winnebago County | #7 | 42.9% | 2.3 |
| McDonough County | #8 | 43.4% | 2.3 |
| Logan County | #9 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
See all 102 Illinois counties ranked →