Carter County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Carter County, Kentucky?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Carter County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Carter County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,176 of Carter County’s 20,159 eligible citizens voted: 40.6% turnout. That’s 2.8 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 5.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,983 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Carter County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton County | #39 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
| Madison County | #40 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Logan County | #41 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Carter County | #42 | 40.6% | 2.5 |
| Meade County | #43 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | #44 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Ohio County | #45 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
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