Dent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dent County, Missouri?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Dent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Dent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,022 of Dent County’s 11,149 eligible citizens voted: 45.0% turnout. That’s 0.9 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 1.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,127 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dent County ranks #57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray County | #54 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Grundy County | #55 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Webster County | #56 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Dent County | #57 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Jefferson County | #58 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Newton County | #59 | 45.3% | 2.2 |
| Clay County | #60 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
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