Washoe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washoe County, Nevada?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Washoe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Washoe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 194,135 of Washoe County’s 359,389 eligible citizens voted: 54.0% turnout. That’s 8.1 points higher than Nevada overall (45.9%) and 8.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 165,254 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washoe County ranks #11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County | #8 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| Mineral County | #9 | 52.8% | 1.9 |
| Lander County | #10 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Washoe County | #11 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Esmeralda County | #12 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Carson City | #13 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Eureka County | #14 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
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