Jefferson Parish voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Jefferson Parish voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson Parish
In the November 2022 midterm, 118,183 of Jefferson Parish’s 303,501 eligible citizens voted: 38.9% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than Louisiana overall (40.5%) and 7.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 185,318 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson Parish ranks #18 of 64 counties in Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Parish | #15 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Orleans Parish | #16 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Iberia Parish | #17 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Jefferson Parish | #18 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Madison Parish | #19 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | #20 | 38.9% | 2.6 |
| Avoyelles Parish | #21 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
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