Jefferson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Jefferson County, Tennessee?
Only 28% of eligible citizens in Jefferson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Jefferson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,785 of Jefferson County’s 45,456 eligible citizens voted: 28.1% turnout. That’s 4.3 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 17.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,671 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 28.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Jefferson County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainger County | #18 | 27.6% | 3.6 |
| Clay County | #19 | 27.8% | 3.6 |
| Perry County | #20 | 27.8% | 3.6 |
| Jefferson County | #21 | 28.1% | 3.6 |
| Lawrence County | #22 | 28.1% | 3.6 |
| Bedford County | #23 | 28.4% | 3.5 |
| Haywood County | #24 | 28.6% | 3.5 |
See all 95 Tennessee counties ranked →