Diane Komsky, 67, lives in Lake Benton, Minnesota, but drove about an hour to the No Kings protest in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She felt motivated to participate because of the “madness in the White House," she said. She added that by voting for change and encouraging others to do so, "I want to give peace a real chance for families in the United States."

Thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for the national No Kings rally to encourage midterm voting Saturday, October 17 2026.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts attended the rally in Portland on behalf of fellow Democrat Troy Jackson, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Without naming Collins but in an apparent reference to the longtime Republican’s approach to the Trump administration, Warren said: “So here’s the deal, the time for polite requests for Donald Trump is over."

No Kings rally organizers gather with a large crowd of demonstrators while singing songs about voting in Wake Forest, North Carolina. 

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Blanca Rodriguez, left, of Ontario, Oregon, immigrated from Mexico after meeting her husband and became a U.S. citizen 50 years ago. She has been voting ever since.  Jerome Goettsch, right, is a Vietnam War veteran who lives in Idaho in the Payette-Weiser area near Ontario. He said it’s hard being a Democrat in Idaho, but he’s frustrated by the Trump administration’s characterization of veterans and criticized its new testosterone testing requirements. “You know D-Day? You know when they hit the beach? They didn’t check them for their testosterone beforehand. It’s stupid,” he said.

Clackamas County Clerk Catherine McMullen, who’s seeking a second term running elections in Oregon’s third-largest county, said people are paying more attention to their ballots and mail after changes to the U.S Postal Service. While Oregon mails ballots to all voters, the Happy Valley library will have a pop-up center for voters who need help or want to vote in-person starting next week.
“We just want you to be able to participate,” she said.

Organizers said close to 1,000 people attended the “No Kings: Vote Early” rally Saturday outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. As with previous No Kings events, participants such as Santa Fe Raging Grannies sang protest and folk songs reworked to criticize the Trump administration, and the crowds ballooned as more and more people lined the sidewalks, holding signs as passersby in cars honked and waved.

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Although Michael Strickland held a sign that said "Trump is America's enemy" at a No Kings rally in South Dakota's capital of Pierre, he added "it's not enough to be against something." People should vote and "be for something better," he said.

Steve Heiland of Fargo said two ballot measures in North Dakota are the biggest election issues this year.

One statewide ballot measure would require 60% voter approval to change the North Dakota Constitution and the other would require schools to provide free school meals to K-12 students.

Heiland said he participated in a Fargo rally to support the No Kings movement and encourage people to vote early.

Diana Heagh, 85, came to the No Kings protest at the Capitol in Denver, Colorado with her husband and daughter. The Centennial resident said she comes to every march and protest. She said she already voted and said yes to Amendment 87, the graduated income tax measure.