Wadena County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wadena County, Minnesota?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Wadena County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 77% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Wadena County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,983 of Wadena County’s 10,483 eligible citizens voted: 57.1% turnout. That’s 2.0 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 11.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,500 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wadena County ranks #36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | #33 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Cottonwood County | #34 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Sherburne County | #35 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Wadena County | #36 | 57.1% | 1.8 |
| Olmsted County | #37 | 57.1% | 1.7 |
| Anoka County | #38 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| St. Louis County | #39 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
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