Elko County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Elko County, Nevada?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Elko County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Elko County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,185 of Elko County’s 37,141 eligible citizens voted: 43.6% turnout. That’s 2.3 points lower than Nevada overall (45.9%) and 2.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 20,956 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Elko County ranks #3 of 17 counties in Nevada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing County | #1 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Clark County | #2 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
| Elko County | #3 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Nye County | #4 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Lyon County | #5 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
| White Pine County | #6 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
See all 17 Nevada counties ranked →