McDonald County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in McDonald County, Missouri?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in McDonald County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in McDonald County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,092 of McDonald County’s 16,048 eligible citizens voted: 38.0% turnout. That’s 6.1 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 8.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,956 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
McDonald County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Madrid County | #9 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
| St. Louis city | #10 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Johnson County | #11 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| McDonald County | #12 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Pike County | #13 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Jasper County | #14 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Madison County | #15 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →