Carter County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Carter County, Tennessee?
Only 31% of eligible citizens in Carter County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Carter County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,185 of Carter County’s 46,103 eligible citizens voted: 30.8% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 15.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 31,918 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Carter County ranks #44 of 95 counties in Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevier County | #41 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
| Weakley County | #42 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
| Giles County | #43 | 30.7% | 3.3 |
| Carter County | #44 | 30.8% | 3.3 |
| Grundy County | #45 | 30.8% | 3.3 |
| Overton County | #46 | 31.1% | 3.2 |
| Jackson County | #47 | 31.2% | 3.2 |
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