Spink County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Spink County, South Dakota?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Spink County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Spink County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,670 of Spink County’s 4,855 eligible citizens voted: 55.0% turnout. That’s 2.7 points higher than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 9.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,185 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Spink County ranks #30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brule County | #27 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| 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 |
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