Watauga County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Watauga County, North Carolina?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Watauga County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Watauga County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,786 of Watauga County’s 47,288 eligible citizens voted: 48.2% turnout. That’s about the same as North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 2.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 24,502 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Watauga County ranks #53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | #50 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Pender County | #51 | 48.0% | 2.1 |
| Stanly County | #52 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Watauga County | #53 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Wilkes County | #54 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Granville County | #55 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
| Yadkin County | #56 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
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