Onslow County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Onslow County, North Carolina?
Only 29% of eligible citizens in Onslow County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Onslow County
In the November 2022 midterm, 44,013 of Onslow County’s 153,539 eligible citizens voted: 28.7% turnout. That’s 19.1 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 17.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 109,526 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 53.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Onslow County ranks #1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County | #1 | 28.7% | 3.5 |
| Robeson County | #2 | 32.4% | 3.1 |
| Cumberland County | #3 | 34.3% | 2.9 |
| Hoke County | #4 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
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