Barnwell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Barnwell County, South Carolina?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Barnwell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Barnwell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,281 of Barnwell County’s 15,424 eligible citizens voted: 40.7% turnout. That’s 1.9 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 5.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 9,143 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 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.
Barnwell County ranks #21 of 46 counties in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence County | #18 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Dorchester County | #19 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Orangeburg County | #20 | 40.6% | 2.5 |
| Barnwell County | #21 | 40.7% | 2.5 |
| Lee County | #22 | 40.7% | 2.5 |
| Williamsburg County | #23 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Aiken County | #24 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →