Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Montana?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,318 of Lake County’s 25,066 eligible citizens voted: 53.1% turnout. That’s about the same as Montana overall (53.2%) and 7.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,748 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meagher County | #18 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Wheatland County | #19 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Wibaux County | #20 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Lake County | #21 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Gallatin County | #22 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Lincoln County | #23 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Musselshell County | #24 | 55.2% | 1.8 |
See all 56 Montana counties ranked →