Scott County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Scott County, Iowa?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Scott County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Scott County
In the November 2022 midterm, 63,742 of Scott County’s 130,872 eligible citizens voted: 48.7% turnout. That’s 2.6 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 2.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 67,130 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Scott County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis County | #19 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Black Hawk County | #20 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
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