Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, North Carolina?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,552 of Polk County’s 16,518 eligible citizens voted: 57.8% turnout. That’s 10.0 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 11.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,966 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Polk County ranks #94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | #91 | 56.7% | 1.8 |
| Carteret County | #92 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Clay County | #93 | 57.4% | 1.7 |
| Polk County | #94 | 57.8% | 1.7 |
| Transylvania County | #95 | 58.5% | 1.7 |
| Yancey County | #96 | 58.7% | 1.7 |
| Pamlico County | #97 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
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