Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Nebraska?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,052 of Polk County’s 3,971 eligible citizens voted: 51.7% turnout. That’s 4.4 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 5.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,919 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County | #38 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Antelope County | #39 | 51.5% | 1.9 |
| Kimball County | #40 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
| Polk County | #41 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Gosper County | #42 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
| Sherman County | #43 | 52.1% | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | #44 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
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