From Ankole to Buganda, See How Many People Turned Up to Vote Per Region

Counting votes at a polling station. Courtesy Photo

Uganda’s 2026 presidential election saw varying voter turnout across regions, with Ankole leading the pack at 73 per cent. Voter turnout in Uganda has been been a key concern over several elections.

Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni Tibubuhaburwa won with a little over 71 per cent of all the votes cast.

Museveni’s strongholds generally had a higher voter turnout while in the strongholds of his challengers, mainly Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), the turnout was a bit lower.

Here’s a breakdown of the voter turnout per region:

– Ankole: 73 per cent or 1,343,400 voters (top turnout)
– Karamoja: 70 per cent or 285,049 voters
– Sebei: 69 per cent or 130,822 voters
– Kigezi: 65 per cent or 574,135 voters
– Teso: 63 per cent or 688,907 voters
– Tooro: 63 per cent or 585,871 voters
– Madi: 60 per cent or 105,049 voters
– Bukedi: 59 per cent or 682,271 voters
– Rwenzori: 58 per cent or 351,924 voters
– Bugisu: 56 per cent or 466,071 voters
– Bunyoro: 55 per cent or 667,590 voters
– Lango: 54 per cent or 660,291 voters
– West Nile: 51 per cent or 610,716 voters
– Busoga: 46 per cent or 983,527 voters
– Acholi: 45 per cent or 386,073 voters
– Buganda: 45 per cent or 2,460,910 voters (lowest turnout)

Number of Voters per Region

Buganda 2,460,910
Ankole 1,343,400
Busoga 983,527
Teso 688,907
Bukedi 682,271
Bunyoro 667,590
Lango 660,291
West Nile 610,716
Tooro 585,871
Kigezi 574,135
Bugisu 466,071
Acholi 386,073
Rwenzori 351,924
Karamoja 285,049
Sebei 130,822
Madi 105,049

Overall turnout was 52.5 per cent, with President Museveni winning 71.65 per cent of the vote. His victory has since been challenged, as reported Here.

See names of incumbent Ankole MPs who lost elections, Museveni ministers who were defeated, and powerful Buganda MPs who lost elections Here, There and Over There.