Otter Tail County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Otter Tail County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Otter Tail County
In the November 2022 midterm, 28,518 of Otter Tail County’s 46,701 eligible citizens voted: 61.1% turnout. That’s 2.0 points higher than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 15.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 18,183 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Otter Tail County ranks #67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing County | #64 | 61.0% | 1.6 |
| Dodge County | #65 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Lac qui Parle County | #66 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Otter Tail County | #67 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Yellow Medicine County | #68 | 61.2% | 1.6 |
| Cass County | #69 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
| Big Stone County | #70 | 61.7% | 1.6 |
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