Columbus County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Columbus County, North Carolina?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Columbus County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Columbus County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,039 of Columbus County’s 38,811 eligible citizens voted: 49.1% turnout. That’s 1.3 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 3.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,772 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Columbus County ranks #58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granville County | #55 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Yadkin County | #56 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Northampton County | #57 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Columbus County | #58 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Nash County | #59 | 49.1% | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | #60 | 49.5% | 2.0 |
| Cherokee County | #61 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
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