Burke County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Burke County, North Carolina?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Burke County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Burke County
In the November 2022 midterm, 29,978 of Burke County’s 69,781 eligible citizens voted: 43.0% turnout. That’s 4.8 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 3.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 39,803 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Burke County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford County | #17 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Cleveland County | #18 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Halifax County | #19 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Burke County | #20 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Rowan County | #21 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Swain County | #22 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
| Sampson County | #23 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
See all 100 North Carolina counties ranked →