Jackson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jackson County, Mississippi?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Jackson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Jackson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 32,814 of Jackson County’s 110,482 eligible citizens voted: 29.7% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 16.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 77,668 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 47.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jackson County ranks #15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | #12 | 28.6% | 3.5 |
| Neshoba County | #13 | 28.9% | 3.5 |
| Lauderdale County | #14 | 29.6% | 3.4 |
| Jackson County | #15 | 29.7% | 3.4 |
| Marshall County | #16 | 29.8% | 3.4 |
| Scott County | #17 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Pearl River County | #18 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →