Howard County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Howard County, Nebraska?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Howard County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Howard County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,422 of Howard County’s 4,788 eligible citizens voted: 50.6% turnout. That’s 3.3 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 4.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,366 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Howard County ranks #37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward County | #34 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
| Kearney County | #35 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| Cuming County | #36 | 50.6% | 2.0 |
| Howard County | #37 | 50.6% | 2.0 |
| Webster County | #38 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Antelope County | #39 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Kimball County | #40 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
See all 93 Nebraska counties ranked →