Smith County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Smith County, Kansas?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Smith County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Smith County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,645 of Smith County’s 2,832 eligible citizens voted: 58.1% turnout. That’s 10.8 points higher than Kansas overall (47.3%) and 12.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,187 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Smith County ranks #94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Johnson County | #96 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
| Phillips County | #97 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
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