Hamilton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hamilton County, Nebraska?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Hamilton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Hamilton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,068 of Hamilton County’s 7,088 eligible citizens voted: 57.4% turnout. That’s 10.1 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 11.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,020 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hamilton County ranks #68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee County | #65 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Morrill County | #66 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Stanton County | #67 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Hamilton County | #68 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Valley County | #69 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| Knox County | #70 | 57.7% | 1.7 |
| Thayer County | #71 | 58.0% | 1.7 |
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