Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Nebraska?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,023 of Wayne County’s 7,468 eligible citizens voted: 40.5% turnout. That’s 6.8 points lower than Nebraska overall (47.3%) and 5.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,445 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall County | #5 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| Johnson County | #6 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Saline County | #7 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| Wayne County | #8 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Buffalo County | #9 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Box Butte County | #10 | 42.5% | 2.4 |
| Nemaha County | #11 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
See all 93 Nebraska counties ranked →