Douglas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Douglas County, Minnesota?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Douglas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Douglas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,710 of Douglas County’s 30,980 eligible citizens voted: 63.6% turnout. That’s 4.5 points higher than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 17.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,270 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 81.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Douglas County ranks #82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County | #79 | 63.1% | 1.6 |
| Pope County | #80 | 63.3% | 1.6 |
| Grant County | #81 | 63.4% | 1.6 |
| Douglas County | #82 | 63.6% | 1.6 |
| Wabasha County | #83 | 64.0% | 1.6 |
| Washington County | #84 | 64.4% | 1.6 |
| Lake County | #85 | 64.7% | 1.5 |
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