Rhea County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rhea County, Tennessee?
Only 29% of eligible citizens in Rhea County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Rhea County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,575 of Rhea County’s 26,035 eligible citizens voted: 29.1% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 16.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 18,460 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 26.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rhea County ranks #27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood County | #24 | 28.6% | 3.5 |
| Rutherford County | #25 | 29.0% | 3.4 |
| Hickman County | #26 | 29.1% | 3.4 |
| Rhea County | #27 | 29.1% | 3.4 |
| Bradley County | #28 | 29.4% | 3.4 |
| Hardin County | #29 | 29.5% | 3.4 |
| Meigs County | #30 | 29.5% | 3.4 |
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