Cedar County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cedar County, Iowa?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Cedar County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Cedar County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,938 of Cedar County’s 14,405 eligible citizens voted: 55.1% turnout. That’s 3.8 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 9.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,467 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 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cedar County ranks #74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County | #71 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Winnebago County | #72 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| 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 |
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