Riley County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Riley County, Kansas?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Riley County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 42% turnout · 2.4 people per vote
Turnout in Riley County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,195 of Riley County’s 57,476 eligible citizens voted: 31.7% turnout. That’s 15.6 points lower than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 14.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 39,281 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 42.3%, so each ballot spoke for 2.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Riley County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward County | #1 | 25.4% | 3.9 |
| Geary County | #2 | 25.9% | 3.9 |
| Riley County | #3 | 31.7% | 3.2 |
| Ford County | #4 | 32.2% | 3.1 |
| Finney County | #5 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Wyandotte County | #6 | 33.7% | 3.0 |
See all 105 Kansas counties ranked →