Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Kentucky?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 277,772 of Jefferson County’s 570,233 eligible citizens voted: 48.7% turnout. That’s 5.3 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 2.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 292,461 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County | #97 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Green County | #98 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Caldwell County | #99 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Jefferson County | #100 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Campbell County | #101 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Shelby County | #102 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
| Trigg County | #103 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
See all 120 Kentucky counties ranked →