Kankakee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kankakee County, Illinois?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Kankakee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Kankakee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 35,156 of Kankakee County’s 79,689 eligible citizens voted: 44.1% turnout. That’s 1.0 points lower than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 44,533 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kankakee County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonough County | #8 | 43.4% | 2.3 |
| Logan County | #9 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Coles County | #10 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Kankakee County | #11 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Saline County | #12 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Douglas County | #13 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Alexander County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
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