Putnam County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Putnam County, Tennessee?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Putnam County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Putnam County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,912 of Putnam County’s 62,986 eligible citizens voted: 30.0% turnout. That’s 2.4 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 16.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 44,074 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Putnam County ranks #35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | #32 | 29.7% | 3.4 |
| Humphreys County | #33 | 29.7% | 3.4 |
| Dyer County | #34 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Putnam County | #35 | 30.0% | 3.3 |
| McMinn County | #36 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Coffee County | #37 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
| Henderson County | #38 | 30.2% | 3.3 |
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