Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, North Carolina?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 36,285 of Lincoln County’s 71,037 eligible citizens voted: 51.1% turnout. That’s 3.3 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 5.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 34,752 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lincoln County ranks #69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County | #66 | 50.7% | 2.0 |
| Perquimans County | #67 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Martin County | #68 | 51.0% | 2.0 |
| Lincoln County | #69 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Camden County | #70 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Union County | #71 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Hyde County | #72 | 52.0% | 1.9 |
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