Henderson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Henderson County, North Carolina?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Henderson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 77% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Henderson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 51,198 of Henderson County’s 91,032 eligible citizens voted: 56.2% turnout. That’s 8.4 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 10.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 39,834 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Henderson County ranks #90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | #87 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Alleghany County | #88 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Madison County | #89 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
| 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 |
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