Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Illinois?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,770 of Wayne County’s 12,122 eligible citizens voted: 55.8% turnout. That’s 10.7 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 9.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,352 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey County | #82 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Mercer County | #83 | 55.1% | 1.8 |
| Hamilton County | #84 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Wayne County | #85 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Washington County | #86 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Menard County | #87 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Schuyler County | #88 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
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