Cottonwood County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cottonwood County, Minnesota?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Cottonwood County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Cottonwood County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,619 of Cottonwood County’s 8,137 eligible citizens voted: 56.8% turnout. That’s 2.3 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 10.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,518 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cottonwood County ranks #34 of 87 counties in Minnesota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseau County | #31 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Faribault County | #32 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Lincoln County | #33 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Cottonwood County | #34 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Sherburne County | #35 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Wadena County | #36 | 57.1% | 1.8 |
| Olmsted County | #37 | 57.1% | 1.7 |
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