Smith County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Smith County, Mississippi?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Smith County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Smith County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,497 of Smith County’s 10,768 eligible citizens voted: 41.8% turnout. That’s 9.9 points higher than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 4.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,271 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 29.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Smith County ranks #73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | #70 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Montgomery County | #71 | 40.4% | 2.5 |
| Noxubee County | #72 | 40.8% | 2.5 |
| Smith County | #73 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Webster County | #74 | 42.8% | 2.3 |
| Lawrence County | #75 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
| Clay County | #76 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →