Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Iowa?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,383 of Wayne County’s 4,801 eligible citizens voted: 49.6% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 3.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,418 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County | #25 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Howard County | #26 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Harrison County | #27 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Wayne County | #28 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
| Jones County | #29 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Appanoose County | #30 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Keokuk County | #31 | 50.2% | 2.0 |
See all 99 Iowa counties ranked →