Lee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lee County, Kentucky?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Lee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 45% turnout · 2.2 people per vote
Turnout in Lee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,071 of Lee County’s 5,971 eligible citizens voted: 34.7% turnout. That’s 8.7 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 11.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,900 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 45.1%, so each ballot spoke for 2.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lee County ranks #10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | #7 | 33.5% | 3.0 |
| Breathitt County | #8 | 34.0% | 2.9 |
| Elliott County | #9 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Lee County | #10 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Pike County | #11 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Knox County | #12 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Letcher County | #13 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
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