Scotts Bluff County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Scotts Bluff County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Scotts Bluff County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,816 of Scotts Bluff County’s 26,357 eligible citizens voted: 37.2% turnout. That’s 10.1 points lower than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 8.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 16,541 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Scotts Bluff County ranks #4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County | #1 | 28.1% | 3.6 |
| Thurston County | #2 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Dawson County | #3 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
| Scotts Bluff County | #4 | 37.2% | 2.7 |
| Hall County | #5 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| Johnson County | #6 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Saline County | #7 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
See all 93 Nebraska counties ranked →