Clay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clay County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Clay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Clay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,474 of Clay County’s 12,399 eligible citizens voted: 52.2% turnout. That’s 0.9 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 6.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,925 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 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clay County ranks #49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | #46 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Fremont County | #47 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Plymouth County | #48 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Clay County | #49 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Calhoun County | #50 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| Shelby County | #51 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| O'Brien County | #52 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
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