Rusk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rusk County, Wisconsin?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Rusk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Rusk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,386 of Rusk County’s 11,280 eligible citizens voted: 56.6% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Wisconsin overall (59.0%) and 10.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,894 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rusk County ranks #30 of 72 counties in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | #27 | 56.3% | 1.8 |
| Waushara County | #28 | 56.3% | 1.8 |
| Manitowoc County | #29 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Rusk County | #30 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Brown County | #31 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Sawyer County | #32 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Waupaca County | #33 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
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