Charleston County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Charleston County, South Carolina?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Charleston County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Charleston County
In the November 2022 midterm, 154,177 of Charleston County’s 323,493 eligible citizens voted: 47.7% turnout. That’s 5.1 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 1.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 169,316 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Charleston County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | #39 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Saluda County | #40 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Beaufort County | #41 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Charleston County | #42 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Calhoun County | #43 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Fairfield County | #44 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
| Georgetown County | #45 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →