Ramsey County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ramsey County, Minnesota?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Ramsey County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Ramsey County
In the November 2022 midterm, 218,077 of Ramsey County’s 390,442 eligible citizens voted: 55.9% turnout. That’s 3.2 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 9.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 172,365 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ramsey County ranks #25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn County | #22 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Stearns County | #23 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Kanabec County | #24 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Ramsey County | #25 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Martin County | #26 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Chippewa County | #27 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Redwood County | #28 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
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