Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Minnesota?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,934 of Polk County’s 22,934 eligible citizens voted: 47.7% turnout. That’s 11.4 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 1.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 12,000 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahnomen County | #1 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Clay County | #2 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Nobles County | #3 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Polk County | #4 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Blue Earth County | #5 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Mower County | #6 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Winona County | #7 | 50.8% | 2.0 |
See all 87 Minnesota counties ranked →