Clay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clay County, Mississippi?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Clay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Clay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,319 of Clay County’s 14,231 eligible citizens voted: 44.4% turnout. That’s 12.5 points higher than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 1.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,912 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clay County ranks #76 of 82 counties in Mississippi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County | #73 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Webster County | #74 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
| Lawrence County | #75 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Clay County | #76 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Yalobusha County | #77 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Amite County | #78 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Carroll County | #79 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
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