Butler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butler County, Iowa?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Butler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Butler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,066 of Butler County’s 10,901 eligible citizens voted: 55.6% turnout. That’s 4.3 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 9.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,835 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Butler County ranks #76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County | #73 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Cedar County | #74 | 55.1% | 1.8 |
| Adair County | #75 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Butler County | #76 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Chickasaw County | #77 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Clayton County | #78 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Marion County | #79 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
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