Cape Girardeau County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Cape Girardeau County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Cape Girardeau County
In the November 2022 midterm, 27,888 of Cape Girardeau County’s 63,768 eligible citizens voted: 43.7% turnout. That’s about the same as Missouri overall (44.1%) and 2.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 35,880 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cape Girardeau County ranks #47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | #44 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Crawford County | #45 | 43.1% | 2.3 |
| Boone County | #46 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Cape Girardeau County | #47 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Henry County | #48 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Howell County | #49 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Perry County | #50 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
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