Butler County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Butler County, Kentucky?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Butler County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Butler County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,195 of Butler County’s 9,328 eligible citizens voted: 45.0% turnout. That’s 1.6 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 1.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,133 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Butler County ranks #78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County | #75 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Taylor County | #76 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Crittenden County | #77 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Butler County | #78 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Larue County | #79 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Bourbon County | #80 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Boone County | #81 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
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