Lexington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lexington County, South Carolina?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Lexington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Lexington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 100,141 of Lexington County’s 224,808 eligible citizens voted: 44.5% turnout. That’s 1.9 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 1.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 124,667 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lexington County ranks #34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| York County | #36 | 45.0% | 2.2 |
| Oconee County | #37 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →