Union County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Union County, Iowa?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Union County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Union County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,581 of Union County’s 9,117 eligible citizens voted: 50.2% turnout. That’s 1.1 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 4.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,536 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Union County ranks #32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | #29 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Appanoose County | #30 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Keokuk County | #31 | 50.2% | 2.0 |
| Union County | #32 | 50.2% | 2.0 |
| Hardin County | #33 | 50.3% | 2.0 |
| Monona County | #34 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Mills County | #35 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
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