Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Kentucky?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,331 of Wayne County’s 15,493 eligible citizens voted: 40.9% turnout. That’s 2.5 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 5.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,162 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County | #41 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Carter County | #42 | 40.6% | 2.5 |
| Meade County | #43 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | #44 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Ohio County | #45 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Henderson County | #46 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Montgomery County | #47 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
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