Oglala Lakota County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota?
Only 28% of eligible citizens in Oglala Lakota County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 35% turnout · 2.8 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in Oglala Lakota County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,480 of Oglala Lakota County’s 8,716 eligible citizens voted: 28.5% turnout. That’s 23.8 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 17.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,236 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 35.1%, so each ballot spoke for 2.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 6.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Oglala Lakota County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota County | #1 | 28.5% | 3.5 |
| Todd County | #2 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Buffalo County | #3 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Corson County | #4 | 37.7% | 2.7 |
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