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North Carolina voter turnout by county

Each vote in North Carolina counts for 2.1 people

48% of eligible North Carolina citizens voted in the 2022 midterm.

In the 2022 midterm, 3,773,785 of North Carolina’s 7,898,142 eligible citizens voted (47.8%), so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. In 2024, turnout was 72.2% (1.4 people per vote). Nationally, 2022 turnout was 46.0%. Vote power is highest in Onslow County (3.5 people per vote) and lowest in Chatham County (1.5).

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North Carolina counties ranked by vote power (2022 midterm)
Onslow County#13.528.7%1.953.2%
Robeson County#23.132.4%1.856.6%
Cumberland County#32.934.3%1.757.3%
Hoke County#42.835.1%1.661.1%
Harnett County#52.737.3%1.664.4%
Scotland County#62.737.6%1.757.7%
Greene County#72.639.0%1.854.6%
Richmond County#82.539.7%1.662.7%
Pitt County#92.441.1%1.565.0%
Anson County#102.441.3%1.662.7%
Lee County#112.441.7%1.565.2%
Wayne County#122.441.7%1.564.6%
Gaston County#132.442.0%1.568.1%
Jackson County#142.442.2%1.662.1%
Vance County#152.442.2%1.565.3%
Edgecombe County#162.442.4%1.566.9%
Hertford County#172.442.4%1.663.2%
Cleveland County#182.342.7%1.567.2%
Halifax County#192.342.7%1.565.2%
Burke County#202.343.0%1.565.7%
Rowan County#212.343.7%1.568.3%
Swain County#222.344.0%1.564.9%
Sampson County#232.344.1%1.469.5%
Caldwell County#242.344.2%1.469.0%
Pasquotank County#252.244.7%1.664.2%
Wilson County#262.244.9%1.568.6%
Montgomery County#272.245.0%1.568.5%
Bertie County#282.245.2%1.565.2%
Davidson County#292.245.2%1.471.3%
Catawba County#302.245.3%1.471.0%
Randolph County#312.245.4%1.471.4%
Rockingham County#322.245.4%1.469.1%
Caswell County#332.245.5%1.567.5%
Lenoir County#342.245.6%1.567.1%
McDowell County#352.245.6%1.567.1%
Mecklenburg County#362.245.8%1.473.4%
Surry County#372.245.8%1.469.4%
Duplin County#382.245.9%1.469.1%
Rutherford County#392.246.0%1.568.1%
Johnston County#402.246.2%1.375.7%
Cabarrus County#412.246.3%1.473.6%
Avery County#422.146.7%1.564.9%
Craven County#432.146.7%1.470.9%
Alamance County#442.146.8%1.470.0%
Guilford County#452.147.0%1.471.5%
Washington County#462.147.0%1.568.6%
Tyrrell County#472.147.4%1.565.1%
Warren County#482.147.6%1.566.3%
Iredell County#492.147.8%1.376.0%
Forsyth County#502.148.0%1.472.9%
Pender County#512.148.0%1.379.4%
Stanly County#522.148.1%1.374.7%
Watauga County#532.148.2%1.470.0%
Wilkes County#542.148.2%1.471.4%
Granville County#552.148.5%1.470.0%
Yadkin County#562.148.7%1.471.7%
Northampton County#572.049.0%1.566.6%
Columbus County#582.049.1%1.568.0%
Nash County#592.049.1%1.472.0%
Franklin County#602.049.5%1.376.5%
Cherokee County#612.049.6%1.472.4%
Stokes County#622.049.7%1.374.2%
Currituck County#632.049.8%1.377.2%
Person County#642.050.3%1.471.8%
Chowan County#652.050.5%1.469.1%
New Hanover County#662.050.7%1.374.8%
Perquimans County#672.050.9%1.471.4%
Martin County#682.051.0%1.470.2%
Lincoln County#692.051.1%1.378.2%
Camden County#702.051.2%1.375.5%
Union County#711.951.9%1.280.3%
Hyde County#721.952.0%1.567.5%
Jones County#731.952.0%1.473.4%
Bladen County#741.952.1%1.474.1%
Gates County#751.952.1%1.470.9%
Haywood County#761.952.7%1.374.5%
Macon County#771.952.8%1.473.5%
Moore County#781.952.9%1.377.2%
Alexander County#791.953.1%1.471.9%
Mitchell County#801.953.6%1.472.5%
Ashe County#811.953.7%1.473.8%
Davie County#821.953.7%1.379.8%
Durham County#831.953.9%1.376.1%
Beaufort County#841.854.4%1.376.2%
Graham County#851.854.9%1.474.1%
Wake County#861.855.0%1.379.3%
Buncombe County#871.855.7%1.374.5%
Alleghany County#881.855.8%1.472.1%
Madison County#891.856.1%1.375.6%
Henderson County#901.856.2%1.376.9%
Brunswick County#911.856.7%1.284.8%
Carteret County#921.856.9%1.280.8%
Clay County#931.757.4%1.280.3%
Polk County#941.757.8%1.379.1%
Transylvania County#951.758.5%1.374.9%
Yancey County#961.758.7%1.374.6%
Pamlico County#971.758.8%1.376.4%
Dare County#981.759.1%1.283.4%
Orange County#991.759.3%1.378.2%
Chatham County#1001.566.1%1.187.6%

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.