Houston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Houston County, Minnesota?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Houston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Houston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,745 of Houston County’s 14,608 eligible citizens voted: 59.9% turnout. That’s 0.8 points higher than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 13.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,863 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 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.
Houston County ranks #58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca County | #55 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Lake of the Woods County | #56 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| Jackson County | #57 | 59.5% | 1.7 |
| Houston County | #58 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
| Steele County | #59 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
| Marshall County | #60 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Le Sueur County | #61 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
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