Winnebago County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Winnebago County, Illinois?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Winnebago County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Winnebago County
In the November 2022 midterm, 88,060 of Winnebago County’s 205,347 eligible citizens voted: 42.9% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 3.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 117,287 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Winnebago County ranks #7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County | #4 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Lawrence County | #5 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Jackson County | #6 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Winnebago County | #7 | 42.9% | 2.3 |
| McDonough County | #8 | 43.4% | 2.3 |
| Logan County | #9 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Coles County | #10 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
See all 102 Illinois counties ranked →