Barton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barton County, Missouri?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Barton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Barton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,326 of Barton County’s 8,896 eligible citizens voted: 48.6% turnout. That’s 4.5 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 2.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,570 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barton County ranks #89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole County | #86 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Christian County | #87 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Ralls County | #88 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Barton County | #89 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Gasconade County | #90 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Howard County | #91 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Knox County | #92 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
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