Oconee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Oconee County, South Carolina?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Oconee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Oconee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 29,027 of Oconee County’s 63,480 eligible citizens voted: 45.7% turnout. That’s 3.1 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 34,453 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Oconee County ranks #37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clarendon County | #38 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Jasper County | #39 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Saluda County | #40 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →