St. Louis County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in St. Louis County, Missouri?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in St. Louis County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in St. Louis County
In the November 2022 midterm, 369,628 of St. Louis County’s 743,682 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 374,054 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
St. Louis County ranks #96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mercer County | #99 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
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