Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Iowa?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,660 of Jefferson County’s 11,401 eligible citizens voted: 58.4% turnout. That’s 7.1 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 12.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,741 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County | #88 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
| Ringgold County | #89 | 58.0% | 1.7 |
| Lyon County | #90 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Jefferson County | #91 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
| Warren County | #92 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Iowa County | #93 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Adams County | #94 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
See all 99 Iowa counties ranked →