Steele County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Steele County, North Dakota?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Steele County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Steele County
In the November 2022 midterm, 790 of Steele County’s 1,406 eligible citizens voted: 56.2% turnout. That’s 14.9 points higher than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 10.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 616 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 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.
Steele County ranks #37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalier County | #34 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Griggs County | #35 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| McIntosh County | #36 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Steele County | #37 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Mercer County | #38 | 56.5% | 1.8 |
| Dunn County | #39 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Wells County | #40 | 57.1% | 1.8 |
See all 53 North Dakota counties ranked →