Custer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Custer County, South Dakota?
Only 67% of eligible citizens in Custer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Custer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,077 of Custer County’s 7,604 eligible citizens voted: 66.8% turnout. That’s 14.5 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 20.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,527 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Custer County ranks #59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury County | #56 | 65.3% | 1.5 |
| Jerauld County | #57 | 65.5% | 1.5 |
| Hanson County | #58 | 66.6% | 1.5 |
| Custer County | #59 | 66.8% | 1.5 |
| Hamlin County | #60 | 67.3% | 1.5 |
| Gregory County | #61 | 67.8% | 1.5 |
| Sully County | #62 | 70.7% | 1.4 |
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