Walsh County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Walsh County, North Dakota?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Walsh County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Walsh County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,481 of Walsh County’s 7,787 eligible citizens voted: 44.7% turnout. That’s 3.4 points higher than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 1.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,306 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Walsh County ranks #14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountrail County | #11 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Ransom County | #12 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Morton County | #13 | 43.8% | 2.3 |
| Walsh County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Ramsey County | #15 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Barnes County | #16 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Richland County | #17 | 46.4% | 2.2 |
See all 53 North Dakota counties ranked →