Holmes County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Holmes County, Mississippi?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Holmes County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Holmes County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,310 of Holmes County’s 12,207 eligible citizens voted: 35.3% turnout. That’s 3.4 points higher than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 10.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,897 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 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.
Holmes County ranks #48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | #45 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Jones County | #46 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Calhoun County | #47 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Holmes County | #48 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| Walthall County | #49 | 35.6% | 2.8 |
| Lamar County | #50 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Newton County | #51 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
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