New Castle County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in New Castle County, Delaware?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in New Castle County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in New Castle County
In the November 2022 midterm, 169,543 of New Castle County’s 424,997 eligible citizens voted: 39.9% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than Delaware overall (42.1%) and 6.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 255,454 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
New Castle County ranks #2 of 3 counties in Delaware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | #1 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| New Castle County | #2 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| Sussex County | #3 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
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