Madison County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Madison County, Iowa?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Madison County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 80% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Madison County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,559 of Madison County’s 12,615 eligible citizens voted: 59.9% turnout. That’s 8.6 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 13.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,056 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 80.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Madison County ranks #96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa County | #93 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Adams County | #94 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
| Dallas County | #95 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Madison County | #96 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
| Guthrie County | #97 | 60.7% | 1.6 |
| Kossuth County | #98 | 61.3% | 1.6 |
| Winneshiek County | #99 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
See all 99 Iowa counties ranked →