Harlan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Harlan County, Kentucky?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Harlan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Harlan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,719 of Harlan County’s 19,623 eligible citizens voted: 39.3% turnout. That’s 4.1 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 6.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,904 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Harlan County ranks #34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | #31 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Calloway County | #32 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Grayson County | #33 | 39.2% | 2.6 |
| Harlan County | #34 | 39.3% | 2.5 |
| Todd County | #35 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Lincoln County | #36 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Marion County | #37 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
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