Richmond County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richmond County, North Carolina?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Richmond County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Richmond County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,596 of Richmond County’s 31,703 eligible citizens voted: 39.7% turnout. That’s 8.1 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 6.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,107 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richmond County ranks #8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County | #5 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Scotland County | #6 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Greene County | #7 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Richmond County | #8 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
| Pitt County | #9 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
| Anson County | #10 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Lee County | #11 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
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