Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, Missouri?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 216,601 of Jackson County’s 528,738 eligible citizens voted: 41.0% turnout. That’s 3.1 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 5.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 312,137 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | #23 | 40.4% | 2.5 |
| Scott County | #24 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Taney County | #25 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Jackson County | #26 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Lewis County | #27 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Sullivan County | #28 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Iron County | #29 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →