De Soto Parish voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in De Soto Parish, Louisiana?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in De Soto Parish voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in De Soto Parish
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,247 of De Soto Parish’s 20,386 eligible citizens voted: 45.4% turnout. That’s 4.9 points higher than Louisiana overall (40.5%) and 0.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,139 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
De Soto Parish ranks #44 of 64 counties in Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Parish | #41 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Sabine Parish | #42 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| St. Martin Parish | #43 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
| De Soto Parish | #44 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| St. Landry Parish | #45 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| West Carroll Parish | #46 | 46.6% | 2.1 |
| St. Tammany Parish | #47 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
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