Buchanan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Buchanan County, Missouri?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Buchanan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Buchanan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 24,570 of Buchanan County’s 63,127 eligible citizens voted: 38.9% turnout. That’s 5.2 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 7.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 38,557 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Buchanan County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | #14 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Madison County | #15 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Washington County | #16 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Buchanan County | #17 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Stoddard County | #18 | 39.2% | 2.6 |
| DeKalb County | #19 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Phelps County | #20 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
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