Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, Minnesota?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,440 of Lincoln County’s 4,303 eligible citizens voted: 56.7% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 10.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,863 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lincoln County ranks #33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice County | #30 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Roseau County | #31 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Faribault County | #32 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Lincoln County | #33 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Cottonwood County | #34 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Sherburne County | #35 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Wadena County | #36 | 57.1% | 1.8 |
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