Wake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wake County, North Carolina?
Only 55% of eligible citizens in Wake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Wake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 453,170 of Wake County’s 824,675 eligible citizens voted: 55.0% turnout. That’s 7.2 points higher than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 9.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 371,505 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wake County ranks #86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham County | #83 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Beaufort County | #84 | 54.4% | 1.8 |
| Graham County | #85 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Wake County | #86 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
| Buncombe County | #87 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Alleghany County | #88 | 55.8% | 1.8 |
| Madison County | #89 | 56.1% | 1.8 |
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