Washington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Washington County, Kentucky?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Washington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Washington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,956 of Washington County’s 9,296 eligible citizens voted: 53.3% turnout. That’s 9.9 points higher than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 7.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,340 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Washington County ranks #114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard County | #111 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Oldham County | #112 | 51.4% | 1.9 |
| McLean County | #113 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Washington County | #114 | 53.3% | 1.9 |
| Cumberland County | #115 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Owsley County | #116 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Woodford County | #117 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
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