Hertford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hertford County, North Carolina?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Hertford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Hertford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,601 of Hertford County’s 15,576 eligible citizens voted: 42.4% turnout. That’s 5.4 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 3.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,975 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hertford County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | #14 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Vance County | #15 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Edgecombe County | #16 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Hertford County | #17 | 42.4% | 2.4 |
| Cleveland County | #18 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Halifax County | #19 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Burke County | #20 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
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