Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Tennessee?
Only 20% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 35% turnout · 2.9 people per vote
Turnout here may look low partly because the Census count of eligible citizens includes people who don't vote locally, such as people in prison, or military personnel and college students registered elsewhere.
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,111 of Lake County’s 5,563 eligible citizens voted: 20.0% turnout. That’s 12.4 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 26.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,452 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 5.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 34.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | #1 | 20.0% | 5.0 |
| Scott County | #2 | 21.3% | 4.7 |
| Trousdale County | #3 | 21.3% | 4.7 |
| Campbell County | #4 | 23.7% | 4.2 |
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