Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,622 of Franklin County’s 6,955 eligible citizens voted: 52.1% turnout. That’s 0.8 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 6.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,333 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clay County | #49 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
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