Elk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Elk County, Kansas?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Elk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Elk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,076 of Elk County’s 1,875 eligible citizens voted: 57.4% turnout. That’s 10.1 points higher than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 11.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 799 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Elk County ranks #92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ness County | #89 | 57.2% | 1.7 |
| Pottawatomie County | #90 | 57.2% | 1.7 |
| Trego County | #91 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
| Elk County | #92 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Edwards County | #93 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
| Smith County | #94 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Clark County | #95 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
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