Hinds County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hinds County, Mississippi?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Hinds County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Hinds County
In the November 2022 midterm, 52,915 of Hinds County’s 164,779 eligible citizens voted: 32.1% turnout. That’s about the same as Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 13.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 111,864 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hinds County ranks #31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate County | #28 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Pike County | #29 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
| Copiah County | #30 | 32.1% | 3.1 |
| Hinds County | #31 | 32.1% | 3.1 |
| Stone County | #32 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Union County | #33 | 32.7% | 3.1 |
| Leake County | #34 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
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