Russell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Russell County, Alabama?
Only 26% of eligible citizens in Russell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Russell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,569 of Russell County’s 44,094 eligible citizens voted: 26.2% turnout. That’s 10.6 points lower than Alabama overall (36.8%) and 19.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,525 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 47.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Russell County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell County | #1 | 26.2% | 3.8 |
| Tuscaloosa County | #2 | 28.3% | 3.5 |
| Lee County | #3 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Pike County | #4 | 31.6% | 3.2 |
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