St. Louis city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in St. Louis city, Missouri?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in St. Louis city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 52% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in St. Louis city
In the November 2022 midterm, 84,096 of St. Louis city’s 225,260 eligible citizens voted: 37.3% turnout. That’s 6.8 points lower than Missouri overall (44.1%) and 8.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 141,164 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
St. Louis city ranks #10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | #7 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Saline County | #8 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| New Madrid County | #9 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
| St. Louis city | #10 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Johnson County | #11 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| McDonald County | #12 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Pike County | #13 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
See all 115 Missouri counties ranked →