Lewis and Clark County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lewis and Clark County, Montana?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Lewis and Clark County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lewis and Clark County
In the November 2022 midterm, 33,323 of Lewis and Clark County’s 57,453 eligible citizens voted: 58.0% turnout. That’s 4.8 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 12.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,130 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lewis and Clark County ranks #32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater County | #29 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Sheridan County | #30 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Beaverhead County | #31 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Lewis and Clark County | #32 | 58.0% | 1.7 |
| Missoula County | #33 | 58.2% | 1.7 |
| Prairie County | #34 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
| Fallon County | #35 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
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