Forrest County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Forrest County, Mississippi?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Forrest County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Forrest County
In the November 2022 midterm, 17,861 of Forrest County’s 59,024 eligible citizens voted: 30.3% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 15.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 41,163 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.2%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Forrest County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | #16 | 29.8% | 3.4 |
| Scott County | #17 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Pearl River County | #18 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Forrest County | #19 | 30.3% | 3.3 |
| Itawamba County | #20 | 30.9% | 3.2 |
| Leflore County | #21 | 31.4% | 3.2 |
| Greene County | #22 | 31.5% | 3.2 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →