Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, Montana?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,333 of Lincoln County’s 17,013 eligible citizens voted: 54.9% turnout. That’s 1.7 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 8.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,680 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 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.
Lincoln County ranks #23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phillips County | #25 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Valley County | #26 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
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