York County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in York County, South Carolina?
Only 45% of eligible citizens in York County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in York County
In the November 2022 midterm, 96,631 of York County’s 214,778 eligible citizens voted: 45.0% turnout. That’s 2.4 points higher than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 1.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 118,147 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
York County ranks #36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clarendon County | #38 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Jasper County | #39 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →