Cole County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cole County, Missouri?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Cole County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Cole County
In the November 2022 midterm, 28,538 of Cole County’s 59,075 eligible citizens voted: 48.3% turnout. That’s 4.2 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 2.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,537 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 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.
Cole County ranks #86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County | #83 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Andrew County | #84 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| St. Charles County | #85 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Cole County | #86 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Christian County | #87 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Ralls County | #88 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Barton County | #89 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
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