With the 2022 election approaching and voters’ influence varying from state to state, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters.
WalletHub compared the relative clout of 2022 voters in swinging the seats of power in Washington. In order to make such a comparison, they calculated a Voter Power Score for each state.
In the upcoming Midterm House Race, North Carolina was determined to have the 5th most significant voter base in America.
House Elections – States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters
| Rank* | State | Vote Power | Rank | State | Vote Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 3.64 | 26 | Texas | 1.72 | |
| 2 | Alaska | 3.61 | 27 | Illinois | 1.72 | |
| 3 | Maine | 3.57 | 28 | Arkansas | 1.72 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 3.50 | 29 | South Carolina | 1.72 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | 3.39 | 30 | Kentucky | 1.72 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 3.38 | 31 | California | 1.71 | |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 3.30 | 32 | North Dakota | 1.70 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 3.29 | 33 | Louisiana | 1.69 | |
| 9 | Virginia | 3.26 | 34 | Utah | 1.67 | |
| 10 | Florida | 3.20 | 35 | Missouri | 1.67 | |
| 11 | Montana | 2.30 | 36 | Maryland | 1.67 | |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 2.26 | 37 | New Jersey | 1.66 | |
| 13 | Wyoming | 2.24 | 38 | Tennessee | 1.66 | |
| 14 | Nebraska | 2.03 | 39 | New York | 1.65 | |
| 15 | Vermont | 1.89 | 40 | Oklahoma | 1.65 | |
| 16 | New Mexico | 1.83 | 41 | Washington | 1.65 | |
| 17 | Kansas | 1.79 | 42 | Nevada | 1.64 | |
| 18 | Alabama | 1.79 | 43 | Ohio | 1.63 | |
| 19 | Oregon | 1.77 | 44 | Iowa | 1.63 | |
| 20 | Mississippi | 1.77 | 45 | Massachusetts | 1.60 | |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 1.77 | 46 | Arizona | 1.59 | |
| 22 | Hawaii | 1.76 | 47 | South Dakota | 1.48 | |
| 23 | Connecticut | 1.74 | 48 | West Virginia | 1.40 | |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 1.73 | 49 | Idaho | 1.40 | |
| 25 | Indiana | 1.72 | 50 | Delaware | 1.26 |
1*=Most powerful
To see the methodology of the study you can see the full report here.
This year, there are a total of 359 early voting sites across our state, which is up 17% from 2018, according t a press release from the State Board of Elections.
“The 100 county boards of elections have spent months preparing for the start of in-person voting for the important 2022 general election,” said SBE executive director Karen Brinson Bell. “The bipartisan election officials who work in each early voting site are prepared for a smooth voting process and to ensure the ballots of all eligible voters are counted.”
You can still register and vote at the same time during the one-stop early voting period, October 20 through November 5, at any early voting site in their county. County-by-county early voting sites and schedules are available at the State Board of Elections’ One-Stop Early Voting Site Search.
On Election Day, November 8, polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters who vote on Election Day must go to their assigned polling place. Find your polling place in the Voter Search tool and navigate to “Your Voting Locations.”