DeKalb County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in DeKalb County, Tennessee?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in DeKalb County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in DeKalb County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,799 of DeKalb County’s 15,803 eligible citizens voted: 30.4% turnout. That’s 2.0 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 15.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,004 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 29.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
DeKalb County ranks #39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMinn County | #36 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Coffee County | #37 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| Henderson County | #38 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| DeKalb County | #39 | 30.4% | 3.3 |
| Shelby County | #40 | 30.4% | 3.3 |
| Sevier County | #41 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
| Weakley County | #42 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
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