Smith County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Smith County, Tennessee?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Smith County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Smith County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,136 of Smith County’s 15,593 eligible citizens voted: 32.9% turnout. That’s about the same as Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 13.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,457 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Smith County ranks #70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | #67 | 32.6% | 3.1 |
| Fentress County | #68 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Marion County | #69 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Smith County | #70 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Sumner County | #71 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Lewis County | #72 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
| Obion County | #73 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
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