Hand County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hand County, South Dakota?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in Hand County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Hand County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,510 of Hand County’s 2,320 eligible citizens voted: 65.1% turnout. That’s 12.8 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 19.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 810 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hand County ranks #55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCook County | #52 | 62.7% | 1.6 |
| McPherson County | #53 | 63.8% | 1.6 |
| Aurora County | #54 | 64.2% | 1.6 |
| Hand County | #55 | 65.1% | 1.5 |
| Kingsbury County | #56 | 65.3% | 1.5 |
| Jerauld County | #57 | 65.5% | 1.5 |
| Hanson County | #58 | 66.6% | 1.5 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →