Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Minnesota?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,668 of Lake County’s 8,764 eligible citizens voted: 64.7% turnout. That’s 5.6 points higher than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 18.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,096 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Carver County | #86 | 67.9% | 1.5 |
| Cook County | #87 | 69.0% | 1.5 |
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