Barren County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barren County, Kentucky?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Barren County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Barren County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,143 of Barren County’s 33,556 eligible citizens voted: 42.1% turnout. That’s 1.3 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 3.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,413 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Barren County ranks #49 of 120 counties in Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | #46 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Montgomery County | #47 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Pulaski County | #48 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Barren County | #49 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Breckinridge County | #50 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Hart County | #51 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Estill County | #52 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
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