Letcher County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Letcher County, Kentucky?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Letcher County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 52% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Letcher County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,727 of Letcher County’s 16,209 eligible citizens voted: 35.3% turnout. That’s 8.1 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 10.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,482 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Letcher County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Perry County | #14 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Leslie County | #15 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Laurel County | #16 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
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