Pope County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pope County, Illinois?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Pope County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Pope County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,665 of Pope County’s 3,183 eligible citizens voted: 52.3% turnout. That’s 7.2 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 6.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,518 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pope County ranks #71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County | #68 | 51.8% | 1.9 |
| Henry County | #69 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Richland County | #70 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Pope County | #71 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| DuPage County | #72 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Union County | #73 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| Hancock County | #74 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
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