Yellowstone County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Yellowstone County, Montana?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Yellowstone County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Yellowstone County
In the November 2022 midterm, 60,779 of Yellowstone County’s 128,573 eligible citizens voted: 47.3% turnout. That’s 5.9 points lower than Montana overall (53.2%) and 1.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 67,794 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Yellowstone County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | #9 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Deer Lodge County | #10 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Rosebud County | #11 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Yellowstone County | #12 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Custer County | #13 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Silver Bow County | #14 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Chouteau County | #15 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
See all 56 Montana counties ranked →