Hughes County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hughes County, South Dakota?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Hughes County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Hughes County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,508 of Hughes County’s 13,304 eligible citizens voted: 56.4% turnout. That’s 4.1 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 10.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,796 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 7.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hughes County ranks #35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County | #32 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Miner County | #33 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Edmunds County | #34 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Hughes County | #35 | 56.4% | 1.8 |
| Grant County | #36 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Sanborn County | #37 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Moody County | #38 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →