Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Montana?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,479 of Jefferson County’s 10,189 eligible citizens voted: 63.6% turnout. That’s 10.4 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 17.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,710 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 81.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels County | #44 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| Sweet Grass County | #45 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| Powder River County | #46 | 63.0% | 1.6 |
| Jefferson County | #47 | 63.6% | 1.6 |
| Carbon County | #48 | 63.7% | 1.6 |
| Liberty County | #49 | 65.8% | 1.5 |
| Madison County | #50 | 66.0% | 1.5 |
See all 56 Montana counties ranked →