Missoula County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Missoula County, Montana?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Missoula County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Missoula County
In the November 2022 midterm, 56,540 of Missoula County’s 97,174 eligible citizens voted: 58.2% turnout. That’s 5.0 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 12.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 40,634 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Missoula County ranks #33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fergus County | #36 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
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