Mississippi County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mississippi County, Missouri?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Mississippi County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Mississippi County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,896 of Mississippi County’s 9,197 eligible citizens voted: 31.5% turnout. That’s 12.6 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 14.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,301 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mississippi County ranks #4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | #1 | 22.7% | 4.4 |
| Pemiscot County | #2 | 29.2% | 3.4 |
| Dunklin County | #3 | 31.5% | 3.2 |
| Mississippi County | #4 | 31.5% | 3.2 |
| St. Francois County | #5 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Butler County | #6 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
| Adair County | #7 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →