Russell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Russell County, Kentucky?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Russell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Russell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,346 of Russell County’s 13,791 eligible citizens voted: 46.0% turnout. That’s 2.6 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 7,445 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Russell County ranks #90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | #87 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
| Wolfe County | #88 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Menifee County | #89 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| 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 |
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