Clay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clay County, Nebraska?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Clay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Clay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,738 of Clay County’s 4,533 eligible citizens voted: 60.4% turnout. That’s 13.1 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 14.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,795 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clay County ranks #78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley County | #75 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Blaine County | #76 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
| Logan County | #77 | 60.1% | 1.7 |
| Clay County | #78 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Hayes County | #79 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| McPherson County | #80 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Grant County | #81 | 60.7% | 1.6 |
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