Hutchinson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hutchinson County, South Dakota?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Hutchinson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Hutchinson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,174 of Hutchinson County’s 5,379 eligible citizens voted: 59.0% turnout. That’s 6.7 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 13.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,205 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hutchinson County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | #39 | 58.0% | 1.7 |
| Potter County | #40 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Perkins County | #41 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| Hutchinson County | #42 | 59.0% | 1.7 |
| Marshall County | #43 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
| Clark County | #44 | 59.5% | 1.7 |
| Hyde County | #45 | 59.5% | 1.7 |
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