Pennington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pennington County, South Dakota?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Pennington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Pennington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 45,388 of Pennington County’s 87,250 eligible citizens voted: 52.0% turnout. That’s about the same as South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 6.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 41,862 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pennington County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codington County | #21 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Walworth County | #22 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Minnehaha County | #23 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Pennington County | #24 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Butte County | #25 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Union County | #26 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
| Brule County | #27 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
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