Houston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Houston County, Tennessee?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Houston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Houston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,442 of Houston County’s 6,589 eligible citizens voted: 37.1% turnout. That’s 4.7 points higher than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 8.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,147 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Houston County ranks #87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blount County | #84 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Decatur County | #85 | 36.1% | 2.8 |
| Cheatham County | #86 | 36.2% | 2.8 |
| Houston County | #87 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Maury County | #88 | 37.7% | 2.7 |
| Moore County | #89 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Wilson County | #90 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
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