Dubuque County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dubuque County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Dubuque County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Dubuque County
In the November 2022 midterm, 38,886 of Dubuque County’s 74,810 eligible citizens voted: 52.0% turnout. That’s 0.7 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 6.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 35,924 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 18.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dubuque County ranks #45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | #42 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Jackson County | #43 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Taylor County | #44 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Dubuque County | #45 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | #46 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Fremont County | #47 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Plymouth County | #48 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
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