Barry County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barry County, Missouri?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Barry County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Barry County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,973 of Barry County’s 26,278 eligible citizens voted: 41.8% turnout. That’s 2.3 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 4.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 15,305 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barry County ranks #34 of 115 counties in Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | #31 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Laclede County | #32 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Scotland County | #33 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Barry County | #34 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Nodaway County | #35 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Vernon County | #36 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Texas County | #37 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
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