Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – With the early voting period ending at 6 p.m. on October 30th, a total of 10,855 early votes were cast during the early voting period, with an additional 867 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes (to date).
As of Thursday, October 23rd, there are 97,856 voters eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Regular Election.
Approximately 11.98% of eligible City of Knoxville voters have cast a ballot thus far.
FIRST-TIME VOTERS: 138
TOTAL EARLY VOTES CAST COMPARED TO OTHER RECENT CITY REGULAR (GENERAL) ELECTIONS
- November 2025 – 10,855 (total votes cast – TBD)
- November 2023 – 6,474 (total votes cast – 15,700)
- November 2021 – 10,677 (total votes cast – 21,752)
- November 2019 – 10,878 (total votes cast – 25,614– Mayor was on this ballot)
- November 2017 – 4,324 (total votes cast – 11,739)
TOTAL EARLY VOTES CAST BY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT (Totals include absentee ballots)
- District 1 1,452 (11.98% of the 12,123 registered voters in District 1)
- District 2 3,007 (14.93% of the 20,133 registered voters in District 2)
- District 3 2,006 (11.34% of the 17,686 registered voters in District 3)
- District 4 2,771 (14.02% of the 19,753 registered voters in District 4)
- District 5 1,172 (8.09% of the 14,479 registered voters in District 5)
- District 6 1,314 (9.60% of the 13,682 registered voters in District 6)
TOTAL EARLY VOTES CAST BY AGE (Totals include absentee ballots)
- Age 18 – 29 423
- Age 30 – 54 2,824
- Age 55 + 8,475
TOTAL EARLY VOTES CAST BY GENDER (Totals include absentee ballots)
- Male 4,767
- Female 4,052
- Unknown ** 2,903
**(Gender is not a required field on the national voter registration form)
For more information, visit www.knoxvotes.org or call 865-215-2480.
