Pennington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pennington County, Minnesota?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Pennington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Pennington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,461 of Pennington County’s 10,733 eligible citizens voted: 50.9% turnout. That’s 8.2 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 4.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,272 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pennington County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | #5 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Mower County | #6 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Winona County | #7 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
| Pennington County | #8 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Beltrami County | #9 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Pine County | #10 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Watonwan County | #11 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
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