New Hanover County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in New Hanover County, North Carolina?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in New Hanover County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 75% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in New Hanover County
In the November 2022 midterm, 94,017 of New Hanover County’s 185,511 eligible citizens voted: 50.7% turnout. That’s 2.9 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 4.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 91,494 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 74.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
New Hanover County ranks #66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currituck County | #63 | 49.8% | 2.0 |
| Person County | #64 | 50.3% | 2.0 |
| Chowan County | #65 | 50.5% | 2.0 |
| 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 |
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