Howard County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Howard County, Iowa?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Howard County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Howard County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,388 of Howard County’s 6,903 eligible citizens voted: 49.1% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 3.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,515 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Howard County ranks #26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County | #23 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
| Mahaska County | #24 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Wright County | #25 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Howard County | #26 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Harrison County | #27 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Wayne County | #28 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
| Jones County | #29 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
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