Johnston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Johnston County, North Carolina?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Johnston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Johnston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 76,054 of Johnston County’s 164,722 eligible citizens voted: 46.2% turnout. That’s 1.6 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 88,668 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 29.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Johnston County ranks #40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry County | #37 | 45.8% | 2.2 |
| Duplin County | #38 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Rutherford County | #39 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Johnston County | #40 | 46.2% | 2.2 |
| Cabarrus County | #41 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Avery County | #42 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
| Craven County | #43 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
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