Bates County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bates County, Missouri?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Bates County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Bates County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,768 of Bates County’s 12,414 eligible citizens voted: 46.5% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 0.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,646 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bates County ranks #70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | #67 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Clinton County | #68 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Warren County | #69 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Bates County | #70 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Benton County | #71 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Oregon County | #72 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Cedar County | #73 | 46.6% | 2.1 |
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