Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, Kentucky?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,668 of Jackson County’s 9,952 eligible citizens voted: 36.9% turnout. That’s 6.5 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 9.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,284 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County | #17 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Powell County | #18 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Carroll County | #19 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | #20 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Bell County | #21 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Whitley County | #22 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Hardin County | #23 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
See all 120 Kentucky counties ranked →