Wilson County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wilson County, North Carolina?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in Wilson County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Wilson County
In the November 2022 midterm, 26,249 of Wilson County’s 58,397 eligible citizens voted: 44.9% turnout. That’s 2.9 points lower than North Carolina overall (47.8%) and 1.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,148 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wilson County ranks #26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson County | #23 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Caldwell County | #24 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Pasquotank County | #25 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| Wilson County | #26 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #27 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Bertie County | #28 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Davidson County | #29 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
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