Nelson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Nelson County, North Dakota?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in Nelson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Nelson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,518 of Nelson County’s 2,326 eligible citizens voted: 65.3% turnout. That’s 24.0 points higher than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 19.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 808 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Nelson County ranks #53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman County | #50 | 62.2% | 1.6 |
| Grant County | #51 | 64.5% | 1.5 |
| Billings County | #52 | 65.0% | 1.5 |
| Nelson County | #53 | 65.3% | 1.5 |
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