Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Nebraska?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,665 of Jefferson County’s 5,418 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 1.9 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,753 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otoe County | #28 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Richardson County | #29 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Deuel County | #30 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Jefferson County | #31 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Nance County | #32 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Red Willow County | #33 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
| Seward County | #34 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
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