Butte County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butte County, Idaho?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Butte County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Butte County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,009 of Butte County’s 1,957 eligible citizens voted: 51.6% turnout. That’s 9.6 points higher than Idaho overall (42.0%) and 5.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 948 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Butte County ranks #35 of 44 counties in Idaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem County | #32 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
| Boise County | #33 | 49.7% | 2.0 |
| Bonner County | #34 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Butte County | #35 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Adams County | #36 | 51.8% | 1.9 |
| Valley County | #37 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Blaine County | #38 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
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