Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Mississippi?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,031 of Jefferson County’s 5,601 eligible citizens voted: 36.3% turnout. That’s 4.4 points higher than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 9.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,570 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Davis County | #52 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Warren County | #53 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Jasper County | #54 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Jefferson County | #55 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
| Simpson County | #56 | 36.3% | 2.8 |
| George County | #57 | 36.5% | 2.7 |
| Wilkinson County | #58 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
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