Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Tennessee?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,715 of Polk County’s 14,517 eligible citizens voted: 32.5% turnout. That’s about the same as Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 13.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,802 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | #62 | 32.4% | 3.1 |
| Lincoln County | #63 | 32.4% | 3.1 |
| Chester County | #64 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Polk County | #65 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Robertson County | #66 | 32.5% | 3.1 |
| Sullivan County | #67 | 32.6% | 3.1 |
| Fentress County | #68 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
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