Nicholas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Nicholas County, Kentucky?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Nicholas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Nicholas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,475 of Nicholas County’s 5,831 eligible citizens voted: 42.4% turnout. That’s 1.0 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 3.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,356 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Nicholas County ranks #54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart County | #51 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Estill County | #52 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
| Lyon County | #53 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Nicholas County | #54 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Floyd County | #55 | 42.5% | 2.4 |
| Muhlenberg County | #56 | 42.5% | 2.4 |
| Casey County | #57 | 42.6% | 2.3 |
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