Cherokee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cherokee County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Cherokee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Cherokee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,577 of Cherokee County’s 8,857 eligible citizens voted: 51.7% turnout. That’s about the same as Iowa overall (51.3%) and 5.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,280 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cherokee County ranks #41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola County | #38 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Cerro Gordo County | #39 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Monroe County | #40 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Cherokee County | #41 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Jasper County | #42 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Jackson County | #43 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Taylor County | #44 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
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