Powell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Powell County, Kentucky?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Powell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Powell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,592 of Powell County’s 9,799 eligible citizens voted: 36.7% turnout. That’s 6.7 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 9.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,207 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Powell County ranks #18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie County | #15 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Laurel County | #16 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Morgan County | #17 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Powell County | #18 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Carroll County | #19 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | #20 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Bell County | #21 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
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