Plymouth County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Plymouth County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Plymouth County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Plymouth County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,823 of Plymouth County’s 18,848 eligible citizens voted: 52.1% turnout. That’s 0.8 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 6.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,025 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Plymouth County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque County | #45 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | #46 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Fremont County | #47 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Plymouth County | #48 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Clay County | #49 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Calhoun County | #50 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| Shelby County | #51 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
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