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Sanders County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Sanders County, Montana?

Each vote here counts for 1.7 people

Only 60% of eligible citizens in Sanders County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
60.3%
1.7 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
73.4%
1.4 people per vote
Eligible citizens
10,986
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
4,362
eligible citizens
Rank in Montana
#37 of 56
for vote power

Turnout in Sanders County

In the November 2022 midterm, 6,624 of Sanders County’s 10,986 eligible citizens voted: 60.3% turnout. That’s 7.1 points higher than Montana overall (53.2%) and 14.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,362 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Sanders County ranks #37 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.

Counties near Sanders County in the Montana ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Prairie County#3458.8%1.7
Fallon County#3558.9%1.7
Fergus County#3659.1%1.7
Sanders County#3760.3%1.7
Golden Valley County#3860.8%1.6
Teton County#3961.2%1.6
Granite County#4061.6%1.6

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.