Todd County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Todd County, South Dakota?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Todd County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 38% turnout · 2.6 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 Todd County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,926 of Todd County’s 5,550 eligible citizens voted: 34.7% turnout. That’s 17.6 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 11.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,624 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 38.3%, so each ballot spoke for 2.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 3.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Todd County ranks #2 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 |
| Ziebach County | #5 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →