Madison County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Madison County, Illinois?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Madison County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Madison County
In the November 2022 midterm, 98,014 of Madison County’s 205,631 eligible citizens voted: 47.7% turnout. That’s 2.6 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 1.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 107,617 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Madison County ranks #44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside County | #41 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Fayette County | #42 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Franklin County | #43 | 47.6% | 2.1 |
| Madison County | #44 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | #45 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Williamson County | #46 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Kendall County | #47 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
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