Dakota County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dakota County, Nebraska?
Only 28% of eligible citizens in Dakota County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Dakota County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,603 of Dakota County’s 12,824 eligible citizens voted: 28.1% turnout. That’s 19.2 points lower than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 17.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,221 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 47.7%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dakota County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County | #1 | 28.1% | 3.6 |
| Thurston County | #2 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Dawson County | #3 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
| Scotts Bluff County | #4 | 37.2% | 2.7 |
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