Platte County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Platte County, Missouri?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Platte County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Platte County
In the November 2022 midterm, 41,120 of Platte County’s 82,711 eligible citizens voted: 49.7% turnout. That’s 5.6 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 3.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 41,591 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 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.
Platte County ranks #95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | #92 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| St. Clair County | #93 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Reynolds County | #94 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Platte County | #95 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| St. Louis County | #96 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Dade County | #97 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Chariton County | #98 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →