Itasca County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Itasca County, Minnesota?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Itasca County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Itasca County
In the November 2022 midterm, 21,373 of Itasca County’s 35,954 eligible citizens voted: 59.4% turnout. That’s about the same as Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 13.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,581 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Itasca County ranks #55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison County | #52 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
| Sibley County | #53 | 59.0% | 1.7 |
| Fillmore County | #54 | 59.4% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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