As of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, there are 82,848 active registered voters in the city of Knoxville that are eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election. A breakdown of the number of active registered voters in each Knoxville City Council district is as follows:
1st District • 12,012
2nd District • 20,053
3rd District • 17,579
4th District • 19,601
6th District • 13,603
TOTAL: • 82,848
NOTE: There are a total of 97,274 active registered voters in the City of Knoxville, but 14,426 reside in the 5th City Council District, and cannot vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election.
EARLY VOTING
Early voting begins Wednesday, August 6th at 12 p.m. at six (6) locations across the city of Knoxville.
The locations are:
- DOWNTOWN • City County Building, Small Assembly Room (400 Main Street)
- WEST • Downtown West (1645 Downtown West Blvd., Unit 40)
- EAST • Eternal Life Harvest Center at Five Points (2410 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.)
- NORTHWEST • Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Highway)
- SOUTH • Meridian Baptist Church (6513 Chapman Highway)
- NORTHEAST • New Harvest Park (4775 New Harvest Lane)
Hours are generally 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. There are a handful of exceptions to the standard hours, and all details can be viewed atwww.knoxvotes.org.
The first day (Wednesday, August 6), and all Wednesdays, all locations will open at 12 noon. On those days, all locations except Meridian Baptist in south Knoxville will be open until 7 pm (Meridian will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays).
BALLOT
The two candidates in each race that receive the most total votes will move on to the City of Knoxville’s General Election on November 4, 2025.
NOTE: There are no questions on the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election ballot.
A sample ballot with all five (5) races can be previewed on the home page here
For more information on elections, visit the Election Commission here or call 865-215-2480.
