Bourbon County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bourbon County, Kansas?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Bourbon County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Bourbon County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,839 of Bourbon County’s 10,641 eligible citizens voted: 45.5% turnout. That’s 1.8 points lower than Kansas overall (47.3%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 5,802 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 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.
Bourbon County ranks #32 of 105 counties in Kansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice County | #29 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Chautauqua County | #30 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Doniphan County | #31 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Bourbon County | #32 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Sherman County | #33 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Haskell County | #34 | 46.4% | 2.2 |
| Pratt County | #35 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
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