Rice County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rice County, Kansas?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Rice County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Rice County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,112 of Rice County’s 6,926 eligible citizens voted: 44.9% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 1.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,814 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rice County ranks #29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon County | #26 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Stevens County | #27 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| Morton County | #28 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| 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 |
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