Richland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richland County, Illinois?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Richland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Richland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,205 of Richland County’s 11,898 eligible citizens voted: 52.2% turnout. That’s 7.1 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 6.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,693 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richland County ranks #70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois County | #67 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| 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 |
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