Douglas County Elections launches new website tools

The Douglas County Clerk’s Office has launched two new online tools on its website – dgcoks.gov/elections – to provide residents with easy access to up-to-date voting and election information.

The new Election Data Dashboard allows users to explore current voter registration data in Douglas County, including the number of registered, active and inactive voters, along with demographic information such as average age, median age, gender and location.

As of April 27, the dashboard shows:

• 80,078 registered voters
• 66,707 active voters
• 22,481 voters ages 45-64, compared to 8,127 voters ages 18-24
• 2,370 voters in Palmyra Township, compared to 306 in Grant Township

Users can refine the data using an interactive search tool that filters by affiliation, precinct, state senate and representative districts, U.S. representative districts, state Board of Education districts, geographic area and school districts.

In addition, the Clerk’s Office has launched the “Ballot Box” blog, where staff will regularly post updates about voting and elections. Residents may subscribe to receive blog posts by email.

“These tools help us share timely, accurate information directly with the community,” County Clerk Jamie Shew said. “We want residents to have confidence in the election process and to easily access the data that informs how elections work in Douglas County.”

The Clerk’s Office designed the tools in collaboration with the Information Technology department to make election related information more transparent, accessible and convenient for the public.