Phelps County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Phelps County, Nebraska?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Phelps County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Phelps County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,675 of Phelps County’s 6,715 eligible citizens voted: 54.7% turnout. That’s 7.4 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 8.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,040 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Phelps County ranks #54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt County | #51 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Burt County | #52 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Cass County | #53 | 54.5% | 1.8 |
| Phelps County | #54 | 54.7% | 1.8 |
| Dundy County | #55 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Fillmore County | #56 | 54.8% | 1.8 |
| Custer County | #57 | 55.2% | 1.8 |
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