Cumberland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cumberland County, North Carolina?
Only 34% of eligible citizens in Cumberland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Cumberland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 84,007 of Cumberland County’s 245,127 eligible citizens voted: 34.3% turnout. That’s 13.5 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 11.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 161,120 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cumberland County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County | #1 | 28.7% | 3.5 |
| Robeson County | #2 | 32.4% | 3.1 |
| Cumberland County | #3 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
| Hoke County | #4 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Harnett County | #5 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Scotland County | #6 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
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