Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, Tennessee?
Only 26% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,467 of Wayne County’s 13,310 eligible citizens voted: 26.0% turnout. That’s 6.4 points lower than Tennessee overall (32.4%) and 20.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,843 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | #9 | 25.3% | 3.9 |
| Claiborne County | #10 | 25.4% | 3.9 |
| Hardeman County | #11 | 26.0% | 3.8 |
| Wayne County | #12 | 26.0% | 3.8 |
| Morgan County | #13 | 26.6% | 3.8 |
| Bledsoe County | #14 | 26.7% | 3.7 |
| Cocke County | #15 | 27.0% | 3.7 |
See all 95 Tennessee counties ranked →