Union County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Union County, Illinois?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Union County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Union County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,019 of Union County’s 13,199 eligible citizens voted: 53.2% turnout. That’s 8.1 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 7.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,180 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Union County ranks #73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jo Daviess County | #75 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Sangamon County | #76 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
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