Dane County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dane County, Wisconsin?
Only 70% of eligible citizens in Dane County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Dane County
In the November 2022 midterm, 301,029 of Dane County’s 432,755 eligible citizens voted: 69.6% turnout. That’s 10.6 points higher than Wisconsin overall (59.0%) and 23.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 131,726 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dane County ranks #70 of 72 counties in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield County | #67 | 67.3% | 1.5 |
| Door County | #68 | 68.7% | 1.5 |
| Washington County | #69 | 68.9% | 1.5 |
| Dane County | #70 | 69.6% | 1.4 |
| Waukesha County | #71 | 70.9% | 1.4 |
| Ozaukee County | #72 | 72.4% | 1.4 |
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