McDonough County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in McDonough County, Illinois?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in McDonough County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in McDonough County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,390 of McDonough County’s 21,612 eligible citizens voted: 43.4% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 2.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 12,222 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
McDonough County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Coles County | #10 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Kankakee County | #11 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
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