Burleigh County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Burleigh County, North Dakota?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Burleigh County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Burleigh County
In the November 2022 midterm, 35,413 of Burleigh County’s 75,482 eligible citizens voted: 46.9% turnout. That’s 5.6 points higher than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 0.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 40,069 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Burleigh County ranks #18 of 53 counties in North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey County | #15 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Barnes County | #16 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Richland County | #17 | 46.4% | 2.2 |
| Burleigh County | #18 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Slope County | #19 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Pembina County | #20 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Pierce County | #21 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
See all 53 North Dakota counties ranked →