Saluda County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Saluda County, South Carolina?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Saluda County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Saluda County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,564 of Saluda County’s 13,929 eligible citizens voted: 47.1% turnout. That’s 4.5 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 1.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,365 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Saluda County ranks #40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Beaufort County | #41 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Charleston County | #42 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Calhoun County | #43 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →