Montgomery County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Montgomery County, North Carolina?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Montgomery County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Montgomery County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,684 of Montgomery County’s 19,291 eligible citizens voted: 45.0% turnout. That’s 2.8 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 1.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,607 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Montgomery County ranks #27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County | #24 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Pasquotank County | #25 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Wilson County | #26 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #27 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Bertie County | #28 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Davidson County | #29 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Catawba County | #30 | 45.3% | 2.2 |
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