Sumter County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sumter County, South Carolina?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Sumter County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Sumter County
In the November 2022 midterm, 30,703 of Sumter County’s 78,659 eligible citizens voted: 39.0% turnout. That’s 3.6 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 7.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 47,956 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sumter County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | #9 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
| Chester County | #10 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Dillon County | #11 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Sumter County | #12 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Berkeley County | #13 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
| Edgefield County | #14 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Hampton County | #15 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →