Swain County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Swain County, North Carolina?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Swain County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Swain County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,776 of Swain County’s 10,861 eligible citizens voted: 44.0% turnout. That’s 3.8 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 2.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,085 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Swain County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax County | #19 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Burke County | #20 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Rowan County | #21 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Swain County | #22 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
| Sampson County | #23 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Caldwell County | #24 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Pasquotank County | #25 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
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