Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, South Dakota?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,966 of Lake County’s 8,555 eligible citizens voted: 58.0% turnout. That’s 5.7 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 12.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,589 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County | #36 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Sanborn County | #37 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Moody County | #38 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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