Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Nebraska?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,186 of Franklin County’s 2,263 eligible citizens voted: 52.4% turnout. That’s 5.1 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 6.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,077 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | #41 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Gosper County | #42 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Sherman County | #43 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | #44 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Furnas County | #45 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
| Pierce County | #46 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
| Hitchcock County | #47 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
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