Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Georgia?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,640 of Polk County’s 30,767 eligible citizens voted: 44.3% turnout. That’s 6.2 points lower than Georgia overall (50.5%) and 1.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,127 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #49 of 159 counties in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County | #46 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Mitchell County | #47 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Wayne County | #48 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Polk County | #49 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Tift County | #50 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Clinch County | #51 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Emanuel County | #52 | 44.6% | 2.2 |
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