Mellette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mellette County, South Dakota?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Mellette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Mellette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 630 of Mellette County’s 1,386 eligible citizens voted: 45.5% turnout. That’s 6.8 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 756 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 7.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mellette County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | #6 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Bon Homme County | #7 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Beadle County | #8 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Mellette County | #9 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Brookings County | #10 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Bennett County | #11 | 47.8% | 2.1 |
| Charles Mix County | #12 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →