Wayne County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wayne County, North Carolina?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Wayne County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wayne County
In the November 2022 midterm, 35,328 of Wayne County’s 84,763 eligible citizens voted: 41.7% turnout. That’s 6.1 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 4.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 49,435 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wayne County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt County | #9 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
| Anson County | #10 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Lee County | #11 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | #12 | 41.7% | 2.4 |
| Gaston County | #13 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Jackson County | #14 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
| Vance County | #15 | 42.2% | 2.4 |
See all 100 North Carolina counties ranked →