Douglas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Douglas County, Kansas?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Douglas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Douglas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 47,396 of Douglas County’s 95,166 eligible citizens voted: 49.8% turnout. That’s 2.5 points higher than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 3.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 47,770 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Douglas County ranks #50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade County | #47 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Dickinson County | #48 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Shawnee County | #49 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Douglas County | #50 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Hamilton County | #51 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Anderson County | #52 | 50.2% | 2.0 |
| Greenwood County | #53 | 50.2% | 2.0 |
See all 105 Kansas counties ranked →