Day County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Day County, South Dakota?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Day County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Day County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,521 of Day County’s 4,169 eligible citizens voted: 60.5% turnout. That’s 8.2 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 14.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,648 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Day County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County | #45 | 59.5% | 1.7 |
| Turner County | #46 | 59.5% | 1.7 |
| Faulk County | #47 | 60.3% | 1.7 |
| Day County | #48 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
| Stanley County | #49 | 60.9% | 1.6 |
| Deuel County | #50 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
| Fall River County | #51 | 61.7% | 1.6 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →