Otoe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Otoe County, Nebraska?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Otoe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Otoe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,751 of Otoe County’s 11,992 eligible citizens voted: 48.0% turnout. That’s 0.7 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 2.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,241 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Otoe County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte County | #25 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Gage County | #26 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Sheridan County | #27 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
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