Bell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bell County, Kentucky?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Bell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Bell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,795 of Bell County’s 18,340 eligible citizens voted: 37.1% turnout. That’s 6.3 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 8.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,545 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bell County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell County | #18 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Carroll County | #19 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | #20 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Bell County | #21 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Whitley County | #22 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Hardin County | #23 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| Allen County | #24 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
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