Lafayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lafayette County, Mississippi?
Only 27% of eligible citizens in Lafayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Lafayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,708 of Lafayette County’s 46,664 eligible citizens voted: 27.2% turnout. That’s 4.7 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 18.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 33,956 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.2%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lafayette County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma County | #6 | 25.2% | 4.0 |
| Harrison County | #7 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Alcorn County | #8 | 27.0% | 3.7 |
| Lafayette County | #9 | 27.2% | 3.7 |
| Washington County | #10 | 27.7% | 3.6 |
| Yazoo County | #11 | 28.2% | 3.5 |
| Lee County | #12 | 28.6% | 3.5 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →