Knox County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Knox County, Tennessee?
Only 34% of eligible citizens in Knox County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Knox County
In the November 2022 midterm, 127,996 of Knox County’s 374,895 eligible citizens voted: 34.1% turnout. That’s 1.7 points higher than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 11.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 246,899 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Knox County ranks #76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obion County | #73 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
| Johnson County | #74 | 33.4% | 3.0 |
| McNairy County | #75 | 33.9% | 3.0 |
| Knox County | #76 | 34.1% | 2.9 |
| Davidson County | #77 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
| Anderson County | #78 | 34.4% | 2.9 |
| Unicoi County | #79 | 35.1% | 2.9 |
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