Nevada County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Nevada County, California?
Only 62% of eligible citizens in Nevada County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Nevada County
In the November 2022 midterm, 50,737 of Nevada County’s 81,581 eligible citizens voted: 62.2% turnout. That’s 20.3 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 16.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,844 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Nevada County ranks #56 of 58 counties in California 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placer County | #53 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Mariposa County | #54 | 58.9% | 1.7 |
| El Dorado County | #55 | 59.7% | 1.7 |
| Nevada County | #56 | 62.2% | 1.6 |
| Marin County | #57 | 64.2% | 1.6 |
| Sierra County | #58 | 68.8% | 1.5 |
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