Pondera County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pondera County, Montana?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Pondera County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Pondera County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,320 of Pondera County’s 4,551 eligible citizens voted: 51.0% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Montana overall (53.2%) and 5.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,231 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pondera County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer County | #13 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Silver Bow County | #14 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Chouteau County | #15 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
| Pondera County | #16 | 51.0% | 2.0 |
| Dawson County | #17 | 51.3% | 2.0 |
| Meagher County | #18 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Wheatland County | #19 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
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