Lee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lee County, Mississippi?
Only 29% of eligible citizens in Lee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Lee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 17,423 of Lee County’s 60,939 eligible citizens voted: 28.6% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 17.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 43,516 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 29.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lee County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Neshoba County | #13 | 28.9% | 3.5 |
| Lauderdale County | #14 | 29.6% | 3.4 |
| Jackson County | #15 | 29.7% | 3.4 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →