Simpson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Simpson County, Kentucky?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Simpson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Simpson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,738 of Simpson County’s 15,081 eligible citizens voted: 38.0% turnout. That’s 5.4 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 8.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,343 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Simpson County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcastle County | #25 | 37.7% | 2.6 |
| Rowan County | #26 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Boyd County | #27 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Simpson County | #28 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Bullitt County | #29 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
| Lewis County | #30 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Warren County | #31 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
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