Sunflower County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sunflower County, Mississippi?
Only 25% of eligible citizens in Sunflower County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 42% turnout · 2.4 people per vote
Turnout in Sunflower County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,692 of Sunflower County’s 18,733 eligible citizens voted: 25.0% turnout. That’s 6.9 points lower than Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 21.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,041 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 4.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 42.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sunflower County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentiss County | #2 | 24.6% | 4.1 |
| DeSoto County | #3 | 24.7% | 4.1 |
| Oktibbeha County | #4 | 24.9% | 4.0 |
| Sunflower County | #5 | 25.0% | 4.0 |
| Coahoma County | #6 | 25.2% | 4.0 |
| Harrison County | #7 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Alcorn County | #8 | 27.0% | 3.7 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →