Bennett County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bennett County, South Dakota?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Bennett County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Bennett County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,025 of Bennett County’s 2,146 eligible citizens voted: 47.8% turnout. That’s 4.5 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 1.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,121 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.7%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 2.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bennett County ranks #11 of 66 counties in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle County | #8 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Mellette County | #9 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Brookings County | #10 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Bennett County | #11 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
| Charles Mix County | #12 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Davison County | #13 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Jackson County | #14 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →