Chatham County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Chatham County, North Carolina?
Only 66% of eligible citizens in Chatham County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 88% turnout · 1.1 people per vote
Turnout in Chatham County
In the November 2022 midterm, 39,469 of Chatham County’s 59,706 eligible citizens voted: 66.1% turnout. That’s 18.3 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 20.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 20,237 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 87.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Chatham County ranks #100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamlico County | #97 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
| Dare County | #98 | 59.1% | 1.7 |
| Orange County | #99 | 59.3% | 1.7 |
| Chatham County | #100 | 66.1% | 1.5 |
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