Carter County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Carter County, Missouri?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Carter County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Carter County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,911 of Carter County’s 3,990 eligible citizens voted: 47.9% turnout. That’s 3.8 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 1.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,079 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Carter County ranks #82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | #79 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Lafayette County | #80 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Putnam County | #81 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
| Carter County | #82 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Macon County | #83 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Andrew County | #84 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| St. Charles County | #85 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →