Lee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lee County, Illinois?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Lee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Lee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,012 of Lee County’s 26,757 eligible citizens voted: 44.9% turnout. That’s about the same as Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,745 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lee County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | #13 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Alexander County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Johnson County | #15 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Lee County | #16 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Champaign County | #17 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Peoria County | #18 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Massac County | #19 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
See all 102 Illinois counties ranked →