Buchanan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Buchanan County, Iowa?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Buchanan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Buchanan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,217 of Buchanan County’s 15,313 eligible citizens voted: 53.7% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 7.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,096 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Buchanan County ranks #67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tama County | #64 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Hamilton County | #65 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Johnson County | #66 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Buchanan County | #67 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Ida County | #68 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Greene County | #69 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Pocahontas County | #70 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
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