Lyon County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lyon County, Nevada?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Lyon County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lyon County
In the November 2022 midterm, 23,616 of Lyon County’s 47,117 eligible citizens voted: 50.1% turnout. That’s 4.2 points higher than Nevada overall (45.9%) and 4.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 23,501 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lyon County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Churchill County | #7 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Humboldt County | #8 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
See all 17 Nevada counties ranked →