Whitley County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Whitley County, Kentucky?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Whitley County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Whitley County
In the November 2022 midterm, 10,043 of Whitley County’s 27,081 eligible citizens voted: 37.1% turnout. That’s 6.3 points lower than Kentucky overall (43.4%) and 8.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,038 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Whitley County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | #19 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | #20 | 36.9% | 2.7 |
| Bell County | #21 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Whitley County | #22 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Hardin County | #23 | 37.5% | 2.7 |
| Allen County | #24 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Rockcastle County | #25 | 37.7% | 2.6 |
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