Montgomery County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Montgomery County, Illinois?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Montgomery County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Montgomery County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,604 of Montgomery County’s 22,253 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 11,649 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Montgomery County ranks #45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Warren County | #48 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
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