Mercer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mercer County, Kentucky?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Mercer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Mercer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,288 of Mercer County’s 17,488 eligible citizens voted: 47.4% turnout. That’s 4.0 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 1.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,200 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mercer County ranks #93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell County | #90 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Livingston County | #91 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Scott County | #92 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Mercer County | #93 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Hancock County | #94 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Nelson County | #95 | 47.5% | 2.1 |
| Trimble County | #96 | 47.6% | 2.1 |
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