Douglas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Douglas County, South Dakota?
Only 73% of eligible citizens in Douglas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Douglas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,484 of Douglas County’s 2,040 eligible citizens voted: 72.7% turnout. That’s 20.4 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 26.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 556 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 81.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 8.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Douglas County ranks #64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory County | #61 | 67.8% | 1.5 |
| Sully County | #62 | 70.7% | 1.4 |
| Haakon County | #63 | 71.9% | 1.4 |
| Douglas County | #64 | 72.7% | 1.4 |
| Jones County | #65 | 72.8% | 1.4 |
| Harding County | #66 | 77.4% | 1.3 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →