Kershaw County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Kershaw County, South Carolina?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Kershaw County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Kershaw County
In the November 2022 midterm, 22,418 of Kershaw County’s 51,442 eligible citizens voted: 43.6% turnout. That’s 1.0 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 2.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 29,024 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Kershaw County ranks #29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Horry County | #30 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Abbeville County | #31 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
| Lancaster County | #32 | 44.1% | 2.3 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →