With the results of the 2026 Knox County Primary Elections certified, the Election Commission is releasing a statistical profile of the voters that chose to vote in the May 5, 2026 election.
KNOX COUNTY – ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS (as of Tuesday, May 5, 2026) – 263,463
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 56,006
- 21.25% of registered Knox County voters cast a ballot in this election
- Early Voting turnout (32,418)
- Election Day turnout (21,678)
- Absentee By-Mail and Nursing Home turnout (1,910)
FIRST-TIME VOTERS – 1,618 (1,179 Republican, 439 Democratic)
OLDEST VOTER – 102 years old (two voters)
CITY OF KNOXVILLE VOTERS VS. KNOX COUNTY VOTERS
RESIDENCE REGISTERED VOTERS REPUBLICAN BALLOTS DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS
- City of Knoxville 84,528 11,456 5,328
- Non-City of Knoxville 178,935 34,030 5,192
VOTES CAST BY AGE
AGE RANGE REPUBLICAN BALLOTS DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS
- Age 18 to 34 3,392 1,622
- Age 35 to 54 11,142 2,687
- Age 55 + 30,952 6,211
VOTES CAST BY GENDER**
** Not all voter’s genders are known, as the federal voter registration form does not ask for gender.
GENDER REPUBLICAN BALLOTS DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS
- Male 17.098 3,060
- Female 18,678 5,606
- Unknown 9,710 1,854
VOTES CAST BY COUNTY COMMISSION/SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
DISTRICT REG. VOTERS (% THAT VOTED) REPUBLICAN BALLOTS DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS
- District 1 16,737 (15.01%) 1,105 1,409
- District 2 26,353 (20.31%) 3,729 1,626
- District 3 28,957 (18.63%) 4,167 1,231
- District 4 34,829 (24.06%) 6,809 1,572
- District 5 35,094 (20.24%) 6,168 939
- District 6 34,281 (20.37%) 5,963 1,022
- District 7 30,559 (23.40%) 6,434 718
- District 8 32,690 (23.90%) 6,882 934
- District 9 23,963 (22.10%) 4,229 1,069
TOP FIVE PRECINCTS BY BALLOTS CAST
- Precinct 81 – Gibbs Elementary 1,780
- Precinct 71 – Rocky Hill Elementary 1,587
- Precinct 59 – Brickey-McCloud Elementary 1,449
- Precinct 66NW – Farragut Middle 1,421
- Precinct 63 – Karns High 1,398
