Mille Lacs County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Mille Lacs County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Mille Lacs County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,078 of Mille Lacs County’s 20,653 eligible citizens voted: 53.6% turnout. That’s 5.5 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 7.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,575 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mille Lacs County ranks #15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman County | #12 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| Wilkin County | #13 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Swift County | #14 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Mille Lacs County | #15 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Benton County | #16 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Lyon County | #17 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Red Lake County | #18 | 54.2% | 1.8 |
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