Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Missouri?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,065 of Wayne County’s 8,700 eligible citizens voted: 46.7% turnout. That’s 2.6 points higher than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 0.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,635 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar County | #73 | 46.6% | 2.1 |
| Monroe County | #74 | 46.6% | 2.1 |
| Ripley County | #75 | 46.6% | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | #76 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Cooper County | #77 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Atchison County | #78 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Cass County | #79 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
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