Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Missouri?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,563 of Polk County’s 24,685 eligible citizens voted: 42.8% turnout. That’s 1.3 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 3.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,122 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway County | #40 | 42.5% | 2.4 |
| Livingston County | #41 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
| Daviess County | #42 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
| Polk County | #43 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
| Dallas County | #44 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Crawford County | #45 | 43.1% | 2.3 |
| Boone County | #46 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
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