DeKalb County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in DeKalb County, Indiana?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in DeKalb County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in DeKalb County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,732 of DeKalb County’s 33,038 eligible citizens voted: 35.5% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than Indiana overall (37.0%) and 10.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,306 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
DeKalb County ranks #25 of 92 counties in Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben County | #22 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Jackson County | #23 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| Parke County | #24 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| DeKalb County | #25 | 35.5% | 2.8 |
| Orange County | #26 | 35.5% | 2.8 |
| Dearborn County | #27 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
| St. Joseph County | #28 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
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