Dawes County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Dawes County, Nebraska?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Dawes County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Dawes County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,161 of Dawes County’s 6,654 eligible citizens voted: 47.5% turnout. That’s about the same as Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 1.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,493 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Dawes County ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | #21 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Lancaster County | #22 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Lincoln County | #23 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Dawes County | #24 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Platte County | #25 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Gage County | #26 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Sheridan County | #27 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
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