Clay County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Clay County, North Carolina?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Clay County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 80% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Clay County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,518 of Clay County’s 9,621 eligible citizens voted: 57.4% turnout. That’s 9.6 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 11.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,103 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 80.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Clay County ranks #93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | #90 | 56.2% | 1.8 |
| Brunswick County | #91 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Carteret County | #92 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Clay County | #93 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Polk County | #94 | 57.8% | 1.7 |
| Transylvania County | #95 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Yancey County | #96 | 58.7% | 1.7 |
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