Kearney County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kearney County, Nebraska?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Kearney County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Kearney County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,536 of Kearney County’s 5,027 eligible citizens voted: 50.4% turnout. That’s 3.1 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 4.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,491 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kearney County ranks #35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nance County | #32 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Red Willow County | #33 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
| 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 |
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