Yankton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Yankton County, South Dakota?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Yankton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Yankton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,910 of Yankton County’s 17,986 eligible citizens voted: 49.5% turnout. That’s 2.8 points lower than South Dakota overall (52.3%) and 3.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,076 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Yankton County ranks #18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts County | #15 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Dewey County | #16 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Lyman County | #17 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Yankton County | #18 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Brown County | #19 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Meade County | #20 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Codington County | #21 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
See all 66 South Dakota counties ranked →