Cherokee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Cherokee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Cherokee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,213 of Cherokee County’s 42,682 eligible citizens voted: 38.0% turnout. That’s 4.6 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 8.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 26,469 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cherokee County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro County | #2 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
| Bamberg County | #3 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Chesterfield County | #4 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Cherokee County | #5 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Pickens County | #6 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Laurens County | #7 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Marion County | #8 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →