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Brunswick County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Brunswick County, North Carolina?

Each vote here counts for 1.8 people

Only 57% of eligible citizens in Brunswick County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
56.7%
1.8 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
84.8%
1.2 people per vote
Eligible citizens
128,976
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
55,883
eligible citizens
Rank in North Carolina
#91 of 100
for vote power

Turnout in Brunswick County

In the November 2022 midterm, 73,093 of Brunswick County’s 128,976 eligible citizens voted: 56.7% turnout. That’s 8.9 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 10.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 55,883 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 28.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Brunswick County ranks #91 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.

Counties near Brunswick County in the North Carolina ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Alleghany County#8855.8%1.8
Madison County#8956.1%1.8
Henderson County#9056.2%1.8
Brunswick County#9156.7%1.8
Carteret County#9256.9%1.8
Clay County#9357.4%1.7
Polk County#9457.8%1.7

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.