Dewey County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dewey County, South Dakota?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Dewey County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Dewey County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,574 of Dewey County’s 3,189 eligible citizens voted: 49.4% turnout. That’s 2.9 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 3.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,615 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dewey County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davison County | #13 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Jackson County | #14 | 48.9% | 2.0 |
| Roberts County | #15 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Dewey County | #16 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Lyman County | #17 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Yankton County | #18 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Brown County | #19 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →