Lawrence County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lawrence County, Illinois?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Lawrence County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Lawrence County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,025 of Lawrence County’s 12,100 eligible citizens voted: 41.5% turnout. That’s 3.6 points lower than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 4.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,075 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.5%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lawrence County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion County | #2 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| 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 |
See all 102 Illinois counties ranked →