Butler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butler County, Nebraska?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Butler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Butler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,492 of Butler County’s 6,277 eligible citizens voted: 55.6% turnout. That’s 8.3 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 9.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,785 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Butler County ranks #61 of 93 counties in Nebraska 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | #58 | 55.3% | 1.8 |
| Rock County | #59 | 55.4% | 1.8 |
| Merrick County | #60 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Butler County | #61 | 55.6% | 1.8 |
| Washington County | #62 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Garfield County | #63 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Saunders County | #64 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
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