Cabarrus County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cabarrus County, North Carolina?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Cabarrus County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 74% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Cabarrus County
In the November 2022 midterm, 75,681 of Cabarrus County’s 163,333 eligible citizens voted: 46.3% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 87,652 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cabarrus County ranks #41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duplin County | #38 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Rutherford County | #39 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Johnston County | #40 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Cabarrus County | #41 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Avery County | #42 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Craven County | #43 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Alamance County | #44 | 46.8% | 2.1 |
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