Petroleum County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Petroleum County, Montana?
76% of eligible citizens in Petroleum County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Small county: the Census estimate behind this number has a wide margin of error, so treat it as approximate.
Turnout in Petroleum County
In the November 2022 midterm, 289 of Petroleum County’s 383 eligible citizens voted: 75.5% turnout. That’s 22.3 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 29.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 94 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Petroleum County ranks #55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Basin County | #52 | 70.3% | 1.4 |
| Carter County | #53 | 70.7% | 1.4 |
| Treasure County | #54 | 71.3% | 1.4 |
| Petroleum County | #55 | 75.5% | 1.3 |
| Garfield County | #56 | 80.1% | 1.2 |
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