Richland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richland County, South Carolina?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Richland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Richland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 127,720 of Richland County’s 319,140 eligible citizens voted: 40.0% turnout. That’s 2.6 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 6.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 191,420 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richland County ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | #13 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Edgefield County | #14 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Hampton County | #15 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Richland County | #16 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Anderson County | #17 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
| Florence County | #18 | 40.3% | 2.5 |
| Dorchester County | #19 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →