Putnam County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Putnam County, Missouri?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Putnam County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Putnam County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,716 of Putnam County’s 3,589 eligible citizens voted: 47.8% turnout. That’s 3.7 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 1.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,873 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Putnam County ranks #81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison County | #78 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Cass County | #79 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Lafayette County | #80 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Putnam County | #81 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
| Carter County | #82 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Macon County | #83 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Andrew County | #84 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
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