Flathead County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Flathead County, Montana?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Flathead County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Flathead County
In the November 2022 midterm, 47,725 of Flathead County’s 85,543 eligible citizens voted: 55.8% turnout. That’s 2.6 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 9.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 37,818 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Flathead County ranks #28 of 56 counties in Montana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County | #25 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Valley County | #26 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Mineral County | #27 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Flathead County | #28 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Broadwater County | #29 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Sheridan County | #30 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Beaverhead County | #31 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
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