Laurens County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Laurens County, South Carolina?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Laurens County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Laurens County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,907 of Laurens County’s 51,975 eligible citizens voted: 38.3% turnout. That’s 4.3 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 7.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 32,068 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Laurens County ranks #7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Spartanburg County | #9 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| Chester County | #10 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →