Mahaska County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mahaska County, Iowa?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Mahaska County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Mahaska County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,129 of Mahaska County’s 16,594 eligible citizens voted: 49.0% turnout. That’s 2.3 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 3.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,465 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 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.
Mahaska County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County | #21 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Scott County | #22 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
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