Butler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butler County, Missouri?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Butler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Butler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,519 of Butler County’s 32,099 eligible citizens voted: 35.9% turnout. That’s 8.2 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 10.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 20,580 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 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.
Butler County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunklin County | #3 | 31.5% | 3.2 |
| Mississippi County | #4 | 31.5% | 3.2 |
| St. Francois County | #5 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Butler County | #6 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
| Adair County | #7 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Saline County | #8 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| New Madrid County | #9 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →