Newton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Newton County, Missouri?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Newton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Newton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,937 of Newton County’s 44,028 eligible citizens voted: 45.3% turnout. That’s 1.2 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 0.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,091 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Newton County ranks #59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Franklin County | #61 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | #62 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
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