Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, South Dakota?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 28,161 of Lincoln County’s 50,438 eligible citizens voted: 55.8% turnout. That’s 3.5 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 9.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 22,277 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lincoln County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp County | #28 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| Lawrence County | #29 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Spink County | #30 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Lincoln County | #31 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Campbell County | #32 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Miner County | #33 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Edmunds County | #34 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →