Dade County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dade County, Missouri?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Dade County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Dade County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,997 of Dade County’s 6,015 eligible citizens voted: 49.8% turnout. That’s 5.7 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 3.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,018 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dade County ranks #97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds County | #94 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Platte County | #95 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| St. Louis County | #96 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Dade County | #97 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Chariton County | #98 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Mercer County | #99 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
| Holt County | #100 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
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