Rutherford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rutherford County, Tennessee?
Only 29% of eligible citizens in Rutherford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Rutherford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 73,279 of Rutherford County’s 252,503 eligible citizens voted: 29.0% turnout. That’s 3.4 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 17.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 179,224 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 29.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rutherford County ranks #25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | #22 | 28.1% | 3.6 |
| Bedford County | #23 | 28.4% | 3.5 |
| 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 |
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