Breathitt County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Breathitt County, Kentucky?
Only 34% of eligible citizens in Breathitt County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 49% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Breathitt County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,552 of Breathitt County’s 10,432 eligible citizens voted: 34.0% turnout. That’s 9.4 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 12.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,880 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Breathitt County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | #5 | 32.7% | 3.1 |
| McCreary County | #6 | 33.3% | 3.0 |
| Lawrence County | #7 | 33.5% | 3.0 |
| Breathitt County | #8 | 34.0% | 2.9 |
| Elliott County | #9 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Lee County | #10 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Pike County | #11 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
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