Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, Kentucky?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 106,548 of Fayette County’s 234,839 eligible citizens voted: 45.4% turnout. That’s 2.0 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 0.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 128,291 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larue County | #79 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Bourbon County | #80 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Boone County | #81 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Fayette County | #82 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Greenup County | #83 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Gallatin County | #84 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Union County | #85 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
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