Black Hawk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Black Hawk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Black Hawk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 47,223 of Black Hawk County’s 98,439 eligible citizens voted: 48.0% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 2.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 51,216 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Black Hawk County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur County | #17 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Clinton County | #18 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Davis County | #19 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Black Hawk County | #20 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Floyd County | #21 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Scott County | #22 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Clarke County | #23 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
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