Laurel County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Laurel County, Kentucky?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Laurel County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Laurel County
In the November 2022 midterm, 17,570 of Laurel County’s 48,478 eligible citizens voted: 36.2% turnout. That’s 7.2 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 9.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,908 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Laurel County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher County | #13 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| Perry County | #14 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Leslie County | #15 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Laurel County | #16 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Morgan County | #17 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Powell County | #18 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Carroll County | #19 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
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