Watonwan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Watonwan County, Minnesota?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Watonwan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Watonwan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,874 of Watonwan County’s 7,421 eligible citizens voted: 52.2% turnout. That’s 6.9 points lower than Minnesota overall (59.1%) and 6.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,547 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Watonwan County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | #8 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Beltrami County | #9 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Pine County | #10 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Watonwan County | #11 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| Norman County | #12 | 52.3% | 1.9 |
| Wilkin County | #13 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Swift County | #14 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
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