Fayette County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fayette County, Tennessee?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Fayette County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Fayette County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,045 of Fayette County’s 34,869 eligible citizens voted: 40.3% turnout. That’s 7.9 points higher than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 5.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 20,824 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fayette County ranks #92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore County | #89 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Wilson County | #90 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Cumberland County | #91 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Fayette County | #92 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Loudon County | #93 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Pickett County | #94 | 46.1% | 2.2 |
| Williamson County | #95 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
See all 95 Tennessee counties ranked →