Hamilton County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hamilton County, Tennessee?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Hamilton County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Hamilton County
In the November 2022 midterm, 100,168 of Hamilton County’s 283,789 eligible citizens voted: 35.3% turnout. That’s 2.9 points higher than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 10.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 183,621 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 26.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hamilton County ranks #82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicoi County | #79 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
| Roane County | #80 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Van Buren County | #81 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Hamilton County | #82 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| Stewart County | #83 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
| Blount County | #84 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Decatur County | #85 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
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