Beaufort County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Beaufort County, North Carolina?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Beaufort County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Beaufort County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,976 of Beaufort County’s 34,854 eligible citizens voted: 54.4% turnout. That’s 6.6 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 8.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 15,878 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Beaufort County ranks #84 of 100 counties in North Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe County | #81 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Davie County | #82 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Durham County | #83 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Beaufort County | #84 | 54.4% | 1.8 |
| Graham County | #85 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Wake County | #86 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Buncombe County | #87 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
See all 100 North Carolina counties ranked →