Dakota County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dakota County, Minnesota?
Only 62% of eligible citizens in Dakota County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Dakota County
In the November 2022 midterm, 200,613 of Dakota County’s 322,181 eligible citizens voted: 62.3% turnout. That’s 3.2 points higher than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 16.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 121,568 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 80.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dakota County ranks #75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard County | #72 | 61.9% | 1.6 |
| Scott County | #73 | 61.9% | 1.6 |
| Traverse County | #74 | 62.0% | 1.6 |
| Dakota County | #75 | 62.3% | 1.6 |
| Aitkin County | #76 | 62.5% | 1.6 |
| Wright County | #77 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| Goodhue County | #78 | 63.1% | 1.6 |
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