Shelby County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Shelby County, Iowa?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Shelby County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Shelby County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,697 of Shelby County’s 8,958 eligible citizens voted: 52.4% turnout. That’s 1.1 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 6.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,261 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Shelby County ranks #51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| O'Brien County | #52 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Poweshiek County | #53 | 52.7% | 1.9 |
| Cass County | #54 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
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