Nelson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Nelson County, Kentucky?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Nelson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Nelson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,993 of Nelson County’s 35,807 eligible citizens voted: 47.5% turnout. That’s 4.1 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 1.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 18,814 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Nelson County ranks #95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clinton County | #97 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Green County | #98 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
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