Richardson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richardson County, Nebraska?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Richardson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Richardson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,927 of Richardson County’s 6,057 eligible citizens voted: 48.3% turnout. That’s 1.0 points higher than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 2.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,130 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richardson County ranks #29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nance County | #32 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
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