Buncombe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Buncombe County, North Carolina?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Buncombe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Buncombe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 120,126 of Buncombe County’s 215,589 eligible citizens voted: 55.7% turnout. That’s 7.9 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 9.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 95,463 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Buncombe County ranks #87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alleghany County | #88 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Madison County | #89 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| Henderson County | #90 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
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