Benton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Benton County, Iowa?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Benton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Benton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,349 of Benton County’s 19,767 eligible citizens voted: 57.4% turnout. That’s 6.1 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 11.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,418 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Benton County ranks #85 of 99 counties in Iowa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremer County | #82 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Delaware County | #83 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Allamakee County | #84 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
| Benton County | #85 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Dickinson County | #86 | 57.5% | 1.7 |
| Sioux County | #87 | 57.5% | 1.7 |
| Grundy County | #88 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
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