Stephenson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Stephenson County, Illinois?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Stephenson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Stephenson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,660 of Stephenson County’s 33,948 eligible citizens voted: 49.1% turnout. That’s 4.0 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 3.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,288 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Stephenson County ranks #52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph County | #49 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Grundy County | #50 | 48.8% | 2.0 |
| Moultrie County | #51 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Stephenson County | #52 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Mason County | #53 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
| Bureau County | #54 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Fulton County | #55 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
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