McCreary County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in McCreary County, Kentucky?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in McCreary County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in McCreary County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,377 of McCreary County’s 13,133 eligible citizens voted: 33.3% turnout. That’s 10.1 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 12.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,756 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 47.3%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
McCreary County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | #3 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
| Clay County | #4 | 31.4% | 3.2 |
| Johnson County | #5 | 32.7% | 3.1 |
| McCreary County | #6 | 33.3% | 3.0 |
| Lawrence County | #7 | 33.5% | 3.0 |
| Breathitt County | #8 | 34.0% | 2.9 |
| Elliott County | #9 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
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