Scott County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Scott County, Tennessee?
Only 21% of eligible citizens in Scott County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 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 Scott County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,593 of Scott County’s 16,902 eligible citizens voted: 21.3% turnout. That’s 11.1 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 24.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,309 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 4.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 35.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Scott County ranks #2 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 |
| Hancock County | #5 | 24.3% | 4.1 |
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