Rice County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rice County, Minnesota?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Rice County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Rice County
In the November 2022 midterm, 28,379 of Rice County’s 50,327 eligible citizens voted: 56.4% turnout. That’s 2.7 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 10.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,948 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rice County ranks #30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | #27 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Redwood County | #28 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Carlton County | #29 | 56.3% | 1.8 |
| Rice County | #30 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Roseau County | #31 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Faribault County | #32 | 56.6% | 1.8 |
| Lincoln County | #33 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
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