Rock Island County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rock Island County, Illinois?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Rock Island County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Rock Island County
In the November 2022 midterm, 48,008 of Rock Island County’s 104,875 eligible citizens voted: 45.8% turnout. That’s 0.7 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 56,867 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 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.
Rock Island County ranks #23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane County | #20 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Macon County | #21 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| DeKalb County | #22 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Rock Island County | #23 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Edgar County | #24 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Knox County | #25 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Marion County | #26 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
See all 102 Illinois counties ranked →