Lancaster County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lancaster County, South Carolina?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Lancaster County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lancaster County
In the November 2022 midterm, 34,712 of Lancaster County’s 78,758 eligible citizens voted: 44.1% turnout. That’s 1.5 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 1.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 44,046 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lancaster County ranks #32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Newberry County | #33 | 44.2% | 2.3 |
| Lexington County | #34 | 44.5% | 2.2 |
| Greenville County | #35 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →