Darlington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Darlington County, South Carolina?
Only 42% of eligible citizens in Darlington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 63% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Darlington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 20,048 of Darlington County’s 48,161 eligible citizens voted: 41.6% turnout. That’s 1.0 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 4.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 28,113 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 63.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Darlington County ranks #26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg County | #23 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Aiken County | #24 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
| Union County | #25 | 41.4% | 2.4 |
| Darlington County | #26 | 41.6% | 2.4 |
| Greenwood County | #27 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Colleton County | #28 | 43.0% | 2.3 |
| Kershaw County | #29 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →