Ward County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ward County, North Dakota?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Ward County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Ward County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,756 of Ward County’s 50,939 eligible citizens voted: 32.9% turnout. That’s 8.4 points lower than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 13.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 34,183 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ward County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux County | #1 | 23.9% | 4.2 |
| Williams County | #2 | 28.2% | 3.5 |
| Ward County | #3 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Rolette County | #4 | 33.9% | 3.0 |
| McKenzie County | #5 | 34.2% | 2.9 |
| Grand Forks County | #6 | 34.4% | 2.9 |
See all 53 North Dakota counties ranked →