Ottawa County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ottawa County, Kansas?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Ottawa County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ottawa County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,388 of Ottawa County’s 4,426 eligible citizens voted: 54.0% turnout. That’s 6.7 points higher than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 8.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,038 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ottawa County ranks #77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County | #74 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Comanche County | #75 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Cheyenne County | #76 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Ottawa County | #77 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Mitchell County | #78 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Osborne County | #79 | 54.2% | 1.8 |
| Graham County | #80 | 54.6% | 1.8 |
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