Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, Nebraska?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,052 of Lincoln County’s 25,551 eligible citizens voted: 47.2% turnout. That’s about the same as Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 1.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,499 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lincoln County ranks #23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuckolls County | #20 | 46.9% | 2.1 |
| Douglas County | #21 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Lancaster County | #22 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Lincoln County | #23 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Dawes County | #24 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Platte County | #25 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Gage County | #26 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
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