Cherokee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cherokee County, Alabama?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Cherokee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Cherokee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,841 of Cherokee County’s 20,400 eligible citizens voted: 38.4% turnout. That’s 1.6 points higher than Alabama overall (36.8%) and 7.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 12,559 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cherokee County ranks #36 of 67 counties in Alabama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman County | #33 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Clay County | #34 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Colbert County | #35 | 38.2% | 2.6 |
| Cherokee County | #36 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Baldwin County | #37 | 38.5% | 2.6 |
| Cleburne County | #38 | 38.5% | 2.6 |
| Geneva County | #39 | 38.5% | 2.6 |
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