Linn County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Linn County, Iowa?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Linn County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Linn County
In the November 2022 midterm, 93,682 of Linn County’s 173,145 eligible citizens voted: 54.1% turnout. That’s 2.8 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 8.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 79,463 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Linn County ranks #71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida County | #68 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Greene County | #69 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Pocahontas County | #70 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Linn County | #71 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Winnebago County | #72 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Humboldt County | #73 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Cedar County | #74 | 55.1% | 1.8 |
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