Golden Valley County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Golden Valley County, Montana?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Golden Valley County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Small county: the Census estimate behind this number has a wide margin of error, so treat it as approximate.
Turnout in Golden Valley County
In the November 2022 midterm, 446 of Golden Valley County’s 733 eligible citizens voted: 60.8% turnout. That’s 7.6 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 14.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 287 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Golden Valley County ranks #38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallon County | #35 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| Fergus County | #36 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
| Sanders County | #37 | 60.3% | 1.7 |
| Golden Valley County | #38 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Teton County | #39 | 61.2% | 1.6 |
| Granite County | #40 | 61.6% | 1.6 |
| Park County | #41 | 61.9% | 1.6 |
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