Red Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Red Lake County, Minnesota?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Red Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Red Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,602 of Red Lake County’s 2,955 eligible citizens voted: 54.2% turnout. That’s 4.9 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 8.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,353 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Red Lake County ranks #18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Koochiching County | #19 | 54.4% | 1.8 |
| Becker County | #20 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Clearwater County | #21 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
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