Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, South Dakota?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 919 of Jackson County’s 1,881 eligible citizens voted: 48.9% turnout. That’s 3.4 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 2.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 962 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett County | #11 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
| Charles Mix County | #12 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →